Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this {fellow} perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

But when Herod heard {thereof}, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. {safe: Heb. set on high}

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this {fellow} perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.

Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, {one} Jesus.

Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he {is} in your hand: for the king {is} not {he that} can do {any} thing against you.

They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let {him} go.

And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded {it} to be given {her}.

Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, {even} against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

Now because we have maintenance from {the king's} palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king; {we have...: Chaldee, we are salted with the salt of the palace}

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard {it}, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What {is} this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no {man} is sure of life. {no...: or, he trusteth not his own life}

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast {him} into the den of lions. {Now} the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

And Pilate wrote a title, and put {it} on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, {ye} hypocrites?

And though they found no cause of death {in him}, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him {shall} the gathering of the people {be}.

Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.