Jesus before Pilate
The council leads Jesus to Pilate and accuses him of subverting the nation, opposing tribute to Caesar, and claiming kingship. Pilate asks whether he is King of the Jews, then says he finds no basis for a charge. The leaders answer with more insistence about his teaching and influence from Galilee onward.
T1hen the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate. 2And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.” 3So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” 4Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.” 5But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”