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Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law - the entire high council 1 - met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
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Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus replied, “You have said it.”
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Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes,
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and Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?”
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But Jesus said nothing, much to Pilate’s surprise.