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And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar"s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.

And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.

And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?