Summary: <p><strong>Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in John 18:28-40. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong><br> <strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/john-1828-40-unclean/.</strong></p> <p><span class="text John-18-28"><sup class="versenum">28 </sup>Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.</span> <span id="en-ESV-26803" class="text John-18-29"><sup class="versenum">29 </sup>So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”</span> <span id="en-ESV-26804" class="text John-18-30"><sup class="versenum">30 </sup>They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.”</span> <span id="en-ESV-26805" class="text John-18-31"><sup class="versenum">31 </sup>Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”</span> <span id="en-ESV-26806" class="text John-18-32"><sup class="versenum">32 </sup>This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.</span></p> <p><span class="text John-18-33"><sup class="versenum">33 </sup>So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”</span> <span id="en-ESV-26808" class="text John-18-34"><sup class="versenum">34 </sup>Jesus answered, <span class="woj">“Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?”</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-26809" class="text John-18-35"><sup class="versenum">35 </sup>Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?”</span> <span id="en-ESV-26810" class="text John-18-36"><sup class="versenum">36 </sup>Jesus answered, <span class="woj">“My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-26811" class="text John-18-37"><sup class="versenum">37 </sup>Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, <span class="woj">“You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-26812" class="text John-18-38"><sup class="versenum">38 </sup>Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”</span></p> <p><span class="text John-18-38">After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him.</span> <span id="en-ESV-26813" class="text John-18-39"><sup class="versenum">39 </sup>But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”</span> <span id="en-ESV-26814" class="text John-18-40"><sup class="versenum">40 </sup>They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.</span></p> <p><strong>What do you think? </strong><br> <strong>Comment on this episode at http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/john-1828-40-unclean/. </strong><br> <strong>Email me with comments, feedback, or prayer requests at dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com and you can follow me on Twitter @devotionpodcast. </strong></p>
