John 18:28-30

Goodspeed(i) 28 Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's house. It was early in the morning, and they would not go into the governor's house themselves, to avoid being ceremonially defiled and to be able to eat the Passover supper. 29 So Pilate came outside to them, and said, "What charge do you make against this man?" 30 They answered, "If he were not a criminal, we would not have turned him over to you."