^16 (A)So he ^(B)delivered him over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus,

²⁴ So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. ²⁵ He released the man who had been thrown into prison ^(A)for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^(B)but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

²⁶ Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ^(A)scourged^[a] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

^27 (B)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ^(C)governor's headquarters,^[b] and they gathered the whole ^(D)battalion^[c] before him. ²⁸ And they stripped him and put ^(E)a scarlet robe on him, ²⁹ and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they ^(F)mocked him, saying, “Hail, ^(G)King of the Jews!” ³⁰ And ^(H)they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. ³¹ And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and ^(I)led him away to crucify him.

¹⁵ So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having ^(A)scourged^[a] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

^16 (B)And the soldiers led him away inside ^(C)the palace (that is, ^(D)the governor's headquarters),^[b] and they called together the whole ^(E)battalion.^{[c] 17} And they clothed him in ^(F)a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. ¹⁸ And they began to salute him, ^(G)“Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹ And they were striking his head with a reed and ^(H)spitting on him and ^(I)kneeling down in homage to him. ²⁰ And when they had ^(J)mocked him, they stripped him of ^(K)the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they ^(L)led him out to crucify him.