¹⁸ But they cried out all together, saying, “^(A)Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas!” ¹⁹ (He was one who had been thrown into prison for a revolt that took place in the city, and for murder.) ²⁰ But Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again, ²¹ but they kept on crying out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” ²² And he said to them a third time, “Why, what has this man done wrong? I have found ^[a]in His case no grounds for a sentence of death; therefore I will ^[b](B)punish Him and release Him.” ²³ But they were insistent, with loud voices, demanding that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail. ²⁴ And so Pilate decided to have their demand carried out. ²⁵ And he released the man for whom they were asking, who had been thrown into prison for a revolt and murder; but he handed Jesus over to their will.

^15 (A)Now at the Passover Feast the governor was accustomed to release for the ^[a]people any one prisoner whom they wanted. ¹⁶ And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus ^(B)who is called Christ?” ¹⁸ For he knew that it was because of envy that ^[b]they had handed Him over.

¹⁹ And ^(C)while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “See that you have nothing to do with that ^(D)righteous Man; for ^[c]last night I suffered greatly ^(E)in a dream because of Him.” ²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ^(F)ask for Barabbas, and to put Jesus to death. ²¹ And the governor ^[d]said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” ²² Pilate *said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus ^(G)who is called Christ?” They all *said, “^[e]Crucify Him!” ²³ But he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” Yet they kept shouting all the more, saying, “^[f]Crucify Him!”

²⁴ Now when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that ^(H)a riot was starting, he took water and ^(I)washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^(J)this Man’s blood; ^(K)you yourselves shall see.” ²⁵ And all the people replied, “^(L)His blood shall be on us and on our children!” ²⁶ Then he released Barabbas ^[g]for them; but after having Jesus ^(M)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

^6 (A)Now at the Passover Feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. ⁷ And the one named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the revolt. ⁸ And the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. ⁹ Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” ¹⁰ For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd ^(B)to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. ¹² And responding again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” ¹³ They shouted ^[a]back, “Crucify Him!” ¹⁴ But Pilate said to them, “Why, what ^[b]evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” ¹⁵ Intent on satisfying the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus ^(C)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

^39 (A)However, you have a custom that I release one prisoner ^[a]for you at the Passover; therefore do you wish that I release ^[b]for you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰ So they shouted again, saying, “^(B)Not this Man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a rebel.

The Crown of Thorns

19 So Pilate then took Jesus and ^[c](C)had Him flogged. ^2 (D)And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and placed it on His head, and put a purple ^[d]cloak on Him; ³ and they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “^(E)Hail, King of the Jews!” and ^(F)slapped Him in the face again and again. ⁴ And then Pilate ^(G)came out again and *said to them, “See, I am bringing Him out to you so that you will know that ^(H)I find no grounds at all for charges in ^[e]His case.” ⁵ Jesus then came out, ^(I)wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate *said to them, “Behold, the Man!” ⁶ So when the chief priests and the ^(J)officers saw Him, they shouted, saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate *said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him; for ^(K)I find no grounds for charges in ^[f]His case!” ⁷ The Jews answered him, “^(L)We have a law, and by that law He ought to die, because He ^(M)made Himself out to be the Son of God!”

⁸ Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid; ⁹ and he ^(N)entered the ^[g]Praetorium again and *said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But ^(O)Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ So Pilate *said to Him, “Are you not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?” ¹¹ Jesus answered him, “^(P)You would have no authority ^[h]over Me at all, if it had not been given to you from above; for this reason ^(Q)the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.” ¹² As a result of this, Pilate ^[i]made efforts to release Him; but the Jews shouted, saying, “^(R)If you release this Man, you are not a friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king ^[j]opposes Caesar!”

¹³ Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and ^(S)sat down on the judgment seat at a place called ^[k]The Pavement—but ^(T)in ^[l]Hebrew, Gabbatha. ¹⁴ Now it was ^(U)the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the ^[m](V)sixth hour. And he *said to the Jews, “Look, ^(W)your King!” ¹⁵ So they shouted, “^(X)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 except Caesar.”

The Crucifixion

¹⁶ So he then ^(Y)handed Him over to them to be crucified.