³⁸ Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”

After he had said this, ^(A)he went back outside to the Jews and told them, ^(B)“I find no guilt in him. ^39 (C)But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰ They cried out again, ^(D)“Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.^[a]

Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified

19 Then Pilate took Jesus and ^(E)flogged him. ^2 (F)And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. ³ They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. ⁴ Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that ^(G)I find no guilt in him.” ⁵ So Jesus came out, wearing ^(H)the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, ^(I)“Behold the man!” ⁶ When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, ^(J)“Take him yourselves and crucify him, for ^(K)I find no guilt in him.” ⁷ The Jews^[b] answered him, “We have a law, and ^(L)according to that law he ought to die because ^(M)he has made himself the Son of God.” ⁸ When Pilate heard this statement, ^(N)he was even more afraid. ^9 (O)He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, ^(P)“Where are you from?” But ^(Q)Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” ¹¹ Jesus answered him, ^(R)“You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore ^(S)he who delivered me over to you ^(T)has the greater sin.”

¹² From then on ^(U)Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. ^(V)Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” ¹³ So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on ^(W)the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic^[c] Gabbatha. ¹⁴ Now it was ^(X)the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.^[d] He said to the Jews, ^(Y)“Behold your King!” ¹⁵ They cried out, ^(Z)“Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” ^16 (AA)So he ^(AB)delivered him over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus,

The Whole Armor of God

¹⁰ Finally, ^(A)be strong in the Lord and in ^(B)the strength of his might. ^11 (C)Put on ^(D)the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against ^(E)the schemes of the devil. ¹² For ^(F)we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against ^(G)the rulers, against the authorities, against ^(H)the cosmic powers over ^(I)this present darkness, against ^(J)the spiritual forces of evil ^(K)in the heavenly places. ¹³ Therefore ^(L)take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in ^(M)the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. ¹⁴ Stand therefore, ^(N)having fastened on the belt of truth, and ^(O)having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and, ^(P)as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In all circumstances take up ^(Q)the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all ^(R)the flaming darts of ^(S)the evil one; ¹⁷ and take ^(T)the helmet of salvation, and ^(U)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, ¹⁸ praying ^(V)at all times ^(W)in the Spirit, ^(X)with all prayer and supplication. To that end, ^(Y)keep alert with all perseverance, making ^(Z)supplication for all the saints, ¹⁹ and ^(AA)also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth ^(AB)boldly to proclaim ^(AC)the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I ^(AD)am an ambassador ^(AE)in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.