Matthew 27:25-27

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁵ The people answered, “We will take full responsibility for his death. You can blame us and even our children!”

²⁶ Then Pilate set Barabbas free. And he told some soldiers to beat Jesus with whips. Then he handed him over to the soldiers to be killed on a cross.

Pilate’s Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus^(A)

²⁷ Then Pilate’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s palace. All the soldiers gathered around him.