"Well, what shall I do to Jesus who is called the Christ?"
Again there was a great shout:
"Crucify him! Hang him up on a cross till he is dead!"
Everyone seemed to be against Jesus now. However, Pilate tried once more.
"But," he protested, "I can't find that he has been guilty of any crime!"
The Jewish rulers replied, "We have a law which says he ought to die because he pretends to be the Son of God."
Pilate was worried now. He spoke to Jesus again, and again Jesus did not answer.
"Aren't you going to speak to me?" Pilate asked. "Don't you know that I can crucify you or let you go?"
Jesus answered, "You wouldn't have any power over me unless God had given it to you."
Pilate, when he heard this, tried once more to save Jesus. But the crowd was bigger, and louder, and more bloodthirsty than ever. Everyone was shouting: