Joh 19:12 | ESV | e4.org | From then on Pilate sought to release him , but the Jews cried out , If you release this man , you are not Caesar’s friend . Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar .

‏ John 19:12

12 From then on ^aPilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. ^bEveryone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.”