Jesus Before Pilate

^11 (A)Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you ^(B)the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, ^(C)“You have said so.” ^12 (D)But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. ¹³ Then Pilate said to him, ^(E)“Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” ¹⁴ But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

^15 (F)Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. ¹⁶ And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or ^(G)Jesus who is called Christ?” ¹⁸ For he knew that it was out ^(H)of envy that they had delivered him up. ¹⁹ Besides, while he was sitting on ^(I)the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with ^(J)that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today ^(K)in a dream.” ²⁰ Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ^(L)ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. ²¹ The governor again 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 who is called Christ?” ^(M)They all said, “Let him be crucified!” ²³ And he said, “Why? ^(N)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

²⁴ So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that ^(O)a riot was beginning, he took water and ^(P)washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^(Q)this man's blood;^{[a] (R)}see to it yourselves.” ²⁵ And all the people answered, ^(S)“His blood be on us and ^(T)on our children!” ²⁶ Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ^(U)scourged^[b] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

^2 (A)And Pilate asked him, ^(B)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^(C)“You have said so.” ³ And the chief priests accused him of many things. ⁴ And Pilate again asked him, ^(D)“Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” ⁵ But Jesus ^(E)made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

^6 (F)Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. ⁷ And among the rebels in prison, who had ^(G)committed murder ^(H)in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. ⁸ And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. ⁹ And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” ¹⁰ For he perceived that ^(I)it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. ¹² And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with ^(J)the man you call the King of the Jews?” ¹³ And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” ¹⁴ And Pilate said to them, “Why? ^(K)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” ¹⁵ So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having ^(L)scourged^[a] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

^16 (M)And the soldiers led him away inside ^(N)the palace (that is, ^(O)the governor's headquarters),^[b] and they called together the whole ^(P)battalion.^{[c] 17} And they clothed him in ^(Q)a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. ¹⁸ And they began to salute him, ^(R)“Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹ And they were striking his head with a reed and ^(S)spitting on him and ^(T)kneeling down in homage to him. ²⁰ And when they had ^(U)mocked him, they stripped him of ^(V)the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they ^(W)led him out to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

^21 (X)And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. ^22 (Y)And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). ²³ And they offered him wine mixed with ^(Z)myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴ And they crucified him and ^(AA)divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. ²⁵ And ^(AB)it was the third hour^[d] when they crucified him. ²⁶ And the inscription of the charge against him read, ^(AC)“The King of the Jews.” ²⁷ And with him they crucified two ^(AD)robbers, ^(AE)one on his right and one on his left.^{[e] 29} And ^(AF)those who passed by derided him, ^(AG)wagging their heads and saying, ^(AH)“Aha! ^(AI)You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, ³⁰ save yourself, and come down from the cross!” ³¹ So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, ^(AJ)“He saved others; ^(AK)he cannot save himself. ³² Let ^(AL)the Christ, ^(AM)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may ^(AN)see and believe.” ^(AO)Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.