Then Pilate went back inside the palace. He ordered Jesus to be brought to him. Pilate asked him,“ Are you the king of the Jews?”

彼拉多又进了衙门，叫耶稣来，对他说：“你是犹太人的王吗？”

于是彼拉多又进了总督府，叫耶稣来，对他说：“你是犹太人的王吗？”

于是彼拉多又进了总督府，叫耶稣来，对他说：“你是犹太人的王吗？”

彼拉多回到总督府提审耶稣，问道：“你是犹太人的王吗？”

彼拉多又进了官邸，把耶稣叫来，问他说：“你是犹太人的王吗？”

彼拉多又进了总督府，把耶稣叫来，问他：“你是犹太人的王吗？”

彼拉多又進了衙門，叫耶穌來，對他說：「你是猶太人的王嗎？」

於是彼拉多又進了總督府，叫耶穌來，對他說：「你是猶太人的王嗎？」

於是彼拉多又進了總督府，叫耶穌來，對他說：「你是猶太人的王嗎？」

彼拉多回到總督府提審耶穌，問道：「你是猶太人的王嗎？」

彼拉多又進了官邸，把耶穌叫來，問他說：“你是猶太人的王嗎？”

於是彼拉多又進了皇省長府內，叫耶穌來，對他說：『你是猶太人的王？』

彼拉多又進了總督府，把耶穌叫來，問他：「你是猶太人的王嗎？」

彼拉多復入公廨、召耶穌語之曰、爾猶太人王乎、

彼拉多復入公廨、召耶穌曰、爾猶太人王乎、

彼拉多復入公堂、召耶穌曰、爾猶太人王乎、

比辣多復入督轅、傳耶穌而問曰：『汝果為猶太人之王乎？』

Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him,“ Are you the king of the Jews?”

So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him,“ Are you the King of the Jews?”

Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him.“ Are you the king of the Jews?” he asked him.

Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to him,“ Are you the king of the Jews?”

Therefore Pilate entered the Praetorium again, and summoned Jesus and said to Him,“ You are the King of the Jews?”

Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him,“ Are You the King of the Jews?”

Pilate therefore entered again into the Prætorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to Him,“ Are You the King of the Jews?”

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

So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“ Are you the king of the Jews?”

Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him,“ Are you the King of the Jews?”

He went back inside the palace.“ Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus. But Jesus did not answer him.

“ So you are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered,“ You say that I am a king. In fact, that’s the reason I was born. I was born and came into the world to be a witness to the truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth listens to me.”

A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.There will be no limit to how great his authority is. The peace he brings will never end. He will rule on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will make the kingdom strong and secure. His rule will be based on what is fair and right. It will last forever. The Lord’ s great love will make sure that happens. He rules over all.

They went up to him again and again. They kept saying,“ We honor you, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.

So they took branches from palm trees and went out to meet him. They shouted,“ Hosanna!”“ Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”( Psalm 118:25, 26)“ Blessed is the king of Israel!”

“ City of Zion, be full of joy! People of Jerusalem, shout! See, your king comes to you. He always does what is right. He has won the victory. He is humble and riding on a donkey. He is sitting on a donkey’s colt.

Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning. The Jewish leaders did not want to be made“ unclean.” They wanted to be able to eat the Passover meal. So they did not enter the palace.Pilate came out to them. He asked,“ What charges are you bringing against this man?”

David did not go up to heaven. But he said,“‘ The Lord said to my Lord,“ Sit at my right hand.I will put your enemies under your control.” ’( Psalm 110:1)“ So be sure of this, all you people of Israel. You nailed Jesus to the cross. But God has made him both Lord and Messiah.”

So Pilate asked Jesus,“ Are you the king of the Jews?”“ You have said so,” Jesus replied.Then Pilate spoke to the chief priests and the crowd. He announced,“ I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

Jesus was standing in front of the governor. The governor asked him,“ Are you the king of the Jews?”“ Yes. You have said so,” Jesus replied.

Nathanael replied,“ Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the king of Israel.”

“ Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate.“ You have said so,” Jesus replied.

He says to them,“ I have placed my king on my holy mountain of Zion.”I will announce what the Lord has promised. He said to me,“ You are my son. Today I have become your father.Ask me, and I will give the nations to you. All nations on earth will belong to you.You will break them with an iron scepter. You will smash them to pieces like clay pots.”Kings, be wise! Rulers of the earth, be warned!Serve the Lord and have respect for him. Celebrate his rule with trembling.Obey the son completely, or he will be angry. Your way of life will lead to your death. His anger can blaze out at any moment. Blessed are all those who go to him for safety.

From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free. But the Jewish leaders kept shouting,“ If you let this man go, you are not Caesar’s friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is against Caesar!”

God gives life to everything. Christ Jesus told the truth when he was a witness in front of Pontius Pilate. In the sight of God and Christ, I give you a command.

“ City of Zion, do not be afraid. See, your king is coming. He is sitting on a donkey’s colt.”( Zechariah 9:9)

The Lord has stopped punishing you. He has made your enemies turn away from you. The Lord is the King of Israel. He is with you. You will never again be afraid that others will harm you.

“ A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time I will raise up for David’s royal line a godly Branch. He will be a King who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.

“ Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”( Psalm 118:26)“ May there be peace and glory in the highest heaven!”Some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus.“ Teacher,” they said,“ tell your disciples to stop!”“ I tell you,” he replied,“ if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

Pilate had a notice prepared. It was fastened to the cross. It read, jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews.Many of the Jews read the sign. That’s because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And the sign was written in the Aramaic, Latin and Greek languages.The chief priests of the Jews argued with Pilate. They said,“ Do not write‘ The King of the Jews.’ Write that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”Pilate answered,“ I have written what I have written.”