 Look at chapter 23. Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate. That's the Jewish council taking Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor. They began to state their case. This man has been, number one, leading our people astray. Number two, telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government. And number three, claiming to be the Messiah. Now that's the biggie right there. Claiming to be the Messiah, a king. So Pilate asked him, are you the king of the Jews?