21 The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, a“Barabbas!”
22 Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”
23 Then the governor said, a“Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”
24 When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a1 tumult was rising, he atook water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this2 just Person. You see toit.”
25 And all the people answered and said, a“His blood be on us and on our children.”
26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when ahe had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
27aThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the1 Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.
28 And they astripped Him and bput a scarlet robe on Him.
29aWhen they had1 twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
30 Then athey spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.
31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, aand led Him away to be crucified.
The King on a Cross
32aNow as they came out, bthey found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.
33aAnd when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,
What evil hath he done? - Pilate plainly saw that there was nothing laid to his charge for which, consistently with the Roman laws, he could condemn him.
But they cried out the more - What strange fury and injustice! They could not answer Pilate' s question, What evil hath he done? He had done none, and they knew he had done none; but they are determined on his death.
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