⁴ But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house.

¹³ Now the men of Sodom ^(A)were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.

² You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice,

²⁰ Then the Lord said, “Because ^(A)the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,

²⁰ Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ^(A)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?” ^(B)They all said, “Let him be crucified!” ²³ And he said, “Why? ^(C)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 ^(D)a riot was beginning, he took water and ^(E)washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^(F)this man's blood;^{[a] (G)}see to it yourselves.” ²⁵ And all the people answered, ^(H)“His blood be on us and ^(I)on our children!”