²And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar and saying that he is Christ the king.

³And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

⁴And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man.

⁵But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.

⁶But Pilate hearing Galilee, asked if the man were of Galilee?

⁷And when he understood that he was of Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him away to Herod, who was also himself at Jerusalem in those days.

⁸And Herod seeing Jesus, was very glad: for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.

⁹And he questioned him in many words. But he answered him nothing.

¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, earnestly accusing him.

¹¹And Herod with his army set him at nought and mocked him, putting on him a white garment: and sent him back to Pilate.

¹²And Herod and Pilate were made friends, that same day: for before they were enemies one to another.

¹³And Pilate, calling together the chief priests and the magistrates and the people,

¹⁴Said to them: You have presented unto me this man as one that perverteth the people. And behold I, having examined him before you, find no cause in this man, in those things wherein you accuse him.

¹⁵No, nor Herod neither. For, I sent you to him: and behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him.

¹⁶I will chastise him therefore and release him.

¹⁷Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day.

¹⁸But the whole multitude together cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

¹⁹Who, for a certain sedition made in the city and for a murder, was cast into prison.

²⁰And Pilate again spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus.

²¹But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, Crucify him.

²²And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore and let him go.

²³But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

²⁴And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

²⁵And he released unto them him who for murder and sedition had been cast into prison, whom they had desired. But Jesus he delivered up to their will.

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