^23 (A)Whoever hates me hates my Father also. ^24 (B)If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, ^(C)they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have ^(D)seen and hated both me and my Father.

⁸ In one month ^(A)I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.

² At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet ^(A)was shut up in ^(B)the court of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah.

⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him.

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