So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.

Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus.

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”

Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied, “You say so.”

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, for prior to this they had been enemies.