John 19:6-8

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⁶ So when the chief priests and their attendants saw him, they gave a great shout.

“Crucify him!” they yelled. “Crucify him!”

“Take him yourselves and crucify him!” said Pilate. “I find him not guilty!”

⁷ “We’ve got a law,” replied the Judaeans, “and according to that law he deserves to die! He made himself the son of God!”

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⁸ When Pilate heard that, he was all the more afraid.