And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
And went again into the judgment hall ('the Praetorium,') and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? - a question relating, beyond all doubt, not to His mission, but to His personal origin.
But Jesus gave him no answer. He had said enough; the time for answering such a question was past; the weak and wavering governor is already on the point of giving way.