Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 19:5-6

"Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. And [Pilate] saith unto them, Behold, the man! When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him]! Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him." — John 19:5-6 (ASV)

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Behold the man! When the chief priests therefore 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.

That is the third time. It was fitting that he who had the principal hand in the slaughter of the Lamb of God should make his report that he was "a Lamb without blemish and without spot"; and, therefore, fit to be presented in sacrifice before God. For the third time he acquits him. The Jews answered him, "We have a law" — it may not be your law — "and by our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God." This is a revival of the charge of blasphemy which they had brought against him in the palace of the high priest.