Luke 23:2-4

Contemporary English Version

² They started accusing him and said, “We caught this man trying to get our people to riot and to stop paying taxes to the Emperor. He also claims that he is the Messiah, our king.”

³ Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

“Those are your words,” Jesus answered.

⁴ Pilate told the chief priests and the crowd, “I don't find him guilty of anything.”