John 18:31

“Therefore when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, "Crucify Him, crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him."”

Pilate initially gives the Jewish leaders the authority to judge Jesus according to their own law.

“The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.”

Shows the Jewish leaders' role in Jesus's condemnation.

“Though they found no proper charge for his death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.”

Highlights the lack of legal basis for Jesus's crucifixion.

“But they shouted, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" "Shall I crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king but Caesar," the chief priests answered.”

Shows Jewish leaders' rejection of Jesus as king and acceptance of Caesar.

“When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I am innocent of this man’s blood," he said. "It is your responsibility!"”

Shows Pilate attempting to relinquish responsibility for Jesus's death.