John 18:34-36

International Standard Version

³⁴ Jesus replied, “Are you asking this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about me?”

³⁵ Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? It is your own nation and high priests who have handed you over to me. What have you done?”

³⁶ Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my servants would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders.^[a] But for now my kingdom is not from here.”