In the Gospel of John, Pontius Pilate had to conduct the trial of Jesus by lengthy conversations between the prosecution and the defendant because

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According to the Gospel of John, the Jewish leaders refused to go into Pilate's residence because they did not want to become ceremonially unclean before Passover. Therefore, they sent Jesus in alone, leaving Pilate to go back and forth between Jesus and the Jewish leaders. This is why there were lengthy conversations between the prosecution and the defendant.

In the Gospel of John, Pontius Pilate Had to Conduct