31. Then Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him by your Torah!” The Judean leaders responded, “We are not authorized to put anyone to death.”
32. This happened so that the word Yeshua spoke would be fulfilled, signifying what kind of death He was about to die.
33. So Pilate went back into the Praetorium, called for Yeshua, and asked Him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
34. “Are you saying this on your own,” Yeshua answered, “or did others tell you about Me?”
35. Pilate answered, “I’m not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and ruling kohanim handed You over to me! What have You done?”