John 18:29-31

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁹ So Pilate went out to them and said, ‘What accusation do you bring against this man?’ ³⁰ They answered, ‘If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.’ ³¹ Pilate said to them, ‘Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.’ The Jews replied, ‘We are not permitted to put anyone to death.’