
John 18:33-37
Reign of Christ B
33 Then PilateA entered the headquartersB again, summonedC Jesus,D
and asked him, “Are you the KingE of the Jews?”F
34 Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did othersG tell you about me?”
35 Pilate replied, “I am notH a Jew, am I? Your own nationI and the chief priestsJ have handed you overK to me. What have you done?”L
36 Jesus answered, “My kingdomM is not from this world.N If my kingdom were from this world, my followersO would be fightingP to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
37 Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?”
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born,Q and for this I came into the world, to testifyR to the truth.S Everyone who belongs to the truth listensT to my voice.”U
Image credit: “Pilate’s Trial” – Jesus’s first interview – by James Tissot, 19th century.