>> if caiaphas is not able to maintain stability and law and order in jerusalem, he might be deemed an inadequate high priest, and he would be replaced. >> he is challenged to repeat the charge against him. >> are you the king of the jews? >> this is really the crucial question. are you a political messiah? do you have intentions to overthrow us? >> do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me? >> i am not a jew. am i? your own nation and chief priests have handed you over to me. >> pilate is almost having a conversation in which he's asking genuine questions of jesus, as opposed to interrogating someone. >> are you the king of the jews? >> my kingdom is not of this