Bible Verses About Pleading: Jesus declined to plead

And the chief priest having stood up, said to him, `Nothing thou dost answer! what do these witness against thee?

and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say it .'

And Pilate questioned him, saying, `Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, `Thou dost say it .'

Pilate, therefore, entered into the praetorium again, and called Jesus, and said to him, `Thou art the King of the Jews?'

Jesus answered him, `From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?'