² and they bound Him, and led Him away and ^(A)delivered Him to ^(B)Pilate the governor.

³ Then when ^(C)Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned ^(D)the ^[a]thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, ⁴ saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? ^(E)See to that yourself!” ⁵ And he threw the pieces of silver into ^(F)the ^[b]sanctuary and departed; and ^(G)he went away and hanged himself. ⁶ And the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood.” ⁷ And taking counsel together, they bought ^[c]with the money the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers. ^8 (H)For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. ⁹ Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “^(I)And ^[d]they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel; ^10 (J)and ^[e]they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the ^[f]Lord directed me.”

Jesus Before Pilate

^11 (K)Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the ^(L)King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “^(M)You yourself say it.” ¹² And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, ^(N)He did not answer. ¹³ Then Pilate *said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” ¹⁴ And ^(O)He did not answer him with regard to even a single ^[g]charge, so the governor marveled greatly.

^15 (P)Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. ¹⁶ And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? ^[h]Barabbas, or Jesus ^(Q)who is called ^[i]Christ?” ¹⁸ For he knew that because of envy they had delivered Him over.

^19 (R)Now while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that ^(S)righteous Man; for ^[j]last night I suffered greatly ^(T)in a dream because of Him.” ²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ^(U)ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death. ²¹ But the governor answered and 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 ^(V)who is called ^[k]Christ?” They all *said, “Let Him be crucified!” ²³ And he said, “Why, what evil did He do?” But they were crying out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

²⁴ Now when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that ^(W)a riot was starting, he took water and ^(X)washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^(Y)this man’s blood; ^(Z)see to that yourselves.” ²⁵ And all the people answered and said, “^(AA)His blood be on us and on our children!” ²⁶ Then he released Barabbas ^[l]for them; but after having Jesus ^(AB)scourged, he delivered Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

^27 (AC)Then when the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into ^(AD)the ^[m]Praetorium, they gathered the whole Roman ^[n](AE)cohort around Him. ²⁸ And they stripped Him and ^(AF)put a scarlet robe on Him.

Jesus Before Pilate

15 ^(A)And early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole ^(B)Sanhedrin, immediately held council; and binding Jesus, led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate. ^2 (C)And Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and *said, “You yourself say it.” ³ And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things. ⁴ Then Pilate was questioning Him again, saying, “You answer nothing? See how many accusations they bring against You!” ⁵ But Jesus ^(D)made no further answer; so Pilate marveled.

^6 (E)Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. ⁷ And the man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection. ⁸ And the crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. ⁹ And Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” ¹⁰ For he was aware that the chief priests had delivered Him over because of envy. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd ^(F)to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. ¹² And answering again, Pilate was saying to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” ¹³ And they shouted again, “Crucify Him!” ¹⁴ But Pilate was saying to them, “Why? What evil did He do?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” ¹⁵ And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus ^(G)scourged, he delivered Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

^16 (H)So the soldiers took Him away into ^(I)the ^[a]palace (that is, the ^[b]Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman ^[c](J)cohort. ¹⁷ And they *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they *put it on Him; ¹⁸ and they began to greet Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹ And they kept beating His head with a ^[d]reed, and spitting on Him; and kneeling, they were bowing down before Him. ²⁰ And after they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.

Jesus Before Pilate

23 Then their whole assembly rose up and ^(A)brought Him before Pilate. ^2 (B)And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man ^(C)misleading our nation and ^(D)forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is ^[a]Christ, a King.” ³ So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “^(E)You yourself say it.” ⁴ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “^(F)I find no guilt in this man.” ⁵ But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, ^(G)starting from Galilee even as far as this place.”

⁶ Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. ⁷ And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to ^(H)Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem in those days.

Jesus Before Herod

⁸ Now when Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; for ^(I)he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some ^[b]sign performed by Him. ⁹ And he questioned Him ^[c]at some length, but ^(J)He answered him nothing. ¹⁰ And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, vehemently accusing Him. ¹¹ And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, ^(K)dressed Him in a bright robe and sent Him back to Pilate. ¹² Now ^(L)Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been enemies with each other.

Pilate Grants the Crowd’s Request

¹³ And Pilate summoned the chief priests and the ^(M)rulers and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who ^[d](N)incites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I ^(O)have found in this man no guilt of what you are accusing Him. ¹⁵ No, nor has ^(P)Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him. ¹⁶ Therefore I will ^(Q)punish Him and release Him.” ^17 [e][Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

¹⁸ But they cried out all together, saying, “^(R)Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!” ¹⁹ (He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city and for murder.) ²⁰ But again Pilate addressed them, wanting to release Jesus, ²¹ but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” ²² And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt worthy of death; therefore I will ^(S)punish Him and release Him.” ²³ But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices were prevailing. ²⁴ And Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted. ²⁵ And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.

Jesus Before Pilate

^28 (A)Then they *led Jesus from ^(B)Caiaphas into ^(C)the ^[a]Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into ^(D)the ^[b]Praetorium so that ^(E)they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. ^29 (F)Therefore Pilate went out to them and *said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” ³⁰ They answered and said to him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.” ³¹ So Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,” ³² in order that ^(G)the word of Jesus which He spoke would be fulfilled, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die.

³³ Therefore Pilate ^(H)entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “^(I)Are You the King of the Jews?” ³⁴ Jesus answered, “Are you saying this from yourself, or did others tell you about Me?” ³⁵ Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered You to me; what did You do?” ³⁶ Jesus answered, “^(J)My kingdom ^[c]is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be delivered over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not ^[d]from here.” ³⁷ Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “^(K)You yourself said I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, ^(L)to bear witness to the truth. ^(M)Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” ³⁸ Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”

And when he had said this, he ^(N)went out again to the Jews and *said to them, “^(O)I find no guilt in Him. ^39 (P)But you have a custom that I release someone ^[e]for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release ^[f]for you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰ So they cried out again, saying, “^(Q)Not this man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.

Jesus Flogged and Rejected as King

19 Pilate then took Jesus and ^[g](R)flogged Him. ^2 (S)And when the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a purple ^[h]robe on Him; ³ and they were coming to Him and saying, “^(T)Hail, King of the Jews!” and were ^(U)giving Him slaps in the face. ⁴ And Pilate ^(V)came out again and *said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that ^(W)I find no guilt in Him.” ⁵ Jesus then came out, ^(X)wearing the crown of thorns and the purple ^[i]robe. Pilate *said to them, “Behold, the man!” ⁶ So when the chief priests and the ^(Y)officers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate *said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for ^(Z)I find no guilt in Him.” ⁷ The Jews answered him, “^(AA)We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He ^(AB)made Himself out to be the Son of God.”

⁸ Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he became more afraid; ⁹ and he ^(AC)entered into the ^[j]Praetorium again and *said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But ^(AD)Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ So Pilate *said to Him, “You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?” ¹¹ Jesus answered, “^(AE)You would have no authority ^[k]over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason ^(AF)he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.” ¹² As a result of this Pilate kept seeking to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “^(AG)If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself to be a king ^[l]opposes Caesar.”

¹³ Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and ^(AH)sat down on the judgment seat at a place called ^[m]The Stone Pavement, but ^(AI)in ^[n]Hebrew, Gabbatha. ¹⁴ Now it was ^(AJ)the day of ^[o]Preparation for the Passover; it was about the ^[p](AK)sixth hour. And he *said to the Jews, “Behold, ^(AL)your King!” ¹⁵ So they cried out, “^(AM)Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate *said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”