²⁴ So ^(A)Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested.

^2 (A)You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; ^(B)nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice.

²⁶ Then he released Barabbas to them; and when ^(A)he had ^[a]scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus^(A)

19 So then ^(B)Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.

^15 (A)So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be ^(B)crucified.