John 18:28-32

²⁸Then they *brought Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter the Praetorium, so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. ²⁹Therefore Pilate came out to them and *said, “What accusation are you bringing against this Man?” ³⁰They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you.” ³¹So Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “We are not permitted to put anyone to death.” ³²This happened so that the word of Jesus which He said, indicating what kind of death He was going to die, would be fulfilled.