John 18:39–19:6

³⁹You have a custom that I should free one person for you at Passover. Would you like me to free the king of the Jews for you?” 

⁴⁰The Jews shouted again, “Don’t free this man! Free Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a political revolutionary.) 

19TH CHAPTER

The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus—Matthew 27:27–30; Mark 15:16–19

¹Then Pilate had Jesus taken away and whipped. ²The soldiers twisted some thorny branches into a crown, placed it on his head, and put a purple cape on him. ³They went up to him, said, “Long live the king of the Jews!” and slapped his face. 

The People Want Jesus Crucified

⁴Pilate went outside again and told the Jews, “I’m bringing him out to you to let you know that I don’t find this man guilty of anything.” ⁵Jesus went outside. He was wearing the crown of thorns and the purple cape. Pilate said to the Jews, “Look, here’s the man!” 

⁶When the chief priests and the guards saw Jesus, they shouted, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” 

Pilate told them, “You take him and crucify him. I don’t find this man guilty of anything.”