¹³Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people, ⁱ¹⁴and said to them, “You have brought me this man as one who subverts the people. ^jBut in fact, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no grounds ^kto charge this man with those things you accuse Him of. ¹⁵Neither has Herod, because he sent Him back to us. Clearly, He has done nothing to deserve death. ¹⁶Therefore, I will have Him whipped ^l^mand then release Him.” [¹⁷For according to the festival he had to release someone to them.] ⁿ^o

¹⁸Then ^pthey all cried out together, “Take this man away! ^qRelease Barabbas to us!” ¹⁹(He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

²⁰Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, ^raddressed them again, ²¹but they kept shouting, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”

²²A third time he said to them, “Why? What has this man done wrong? ^sI have found in Him no grounds ^tfor the death penalty. Therefore, I will have Him whipped and then release Him.”

²³But they kept up the pressure, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And their voices ^uwon out. ²⁴So ^vPilate decided to grant their demand ^w²⁵and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will. ^x

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Footnotes

l23:16 Gk paideuo; to discipline or “teach a lesson”; 1Kg 12:11, 14 ; 2Ch 10:11, 14; perhaps a way of referring to the Roman scourging; flagellatio
n23:17 Other omit bracketed text
u23:23 Other add and those of the chief priests

Cross references

i23:13 Lk 23:35; 24:20; Jn 7:26, 48; 12:42
j23:14 Lk 23:2
k23:14 Lk 23:4
m23:16 Jn 19:1; Ac 5:40
o23:17 Mt 27:15; Mk 15:6; Jn 18:39
p23:18–23 Mt 27:15–23; Mk 15:6–14; Jn 18:40
q23:18 Ac 21:36; 22:22
r23:20 Ac 3:13–14
s23:22 Jn 8:46
t23:22 Lk 23:4
v23:24–25 Mt 27:24–26; Mk 15:15; Jn 19:16
w23:24 Php 4:6
x23:25 Lk 24:20; Ac 4:24–28