John 18:39–19:6

³⁹“^aBut you have a custom that I release someone ¹for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release ²for you the King of the Jews?”

⁴⁰So they cried out again, saying, “^aNot this man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.

CHAPTER 19

Jesus Flogged and Rejected as King

¹Pilate then took Jesus and ^1aflogged Him.

^2aAnd when the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a purple ¹robe on Him;

³and they were coming to Him and saying, “^aHail, King of the Jews!” and were ^bgiving Him slaps in the face.

⁴And Pilate ^acame out again and ^*said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that ^bI find no guilt in Him.”

⁵Jesus then came out, ^awearing the crown of thorns and the purple ¹robe. Pilate ^*said to them, “Behold, the man!”

⁶So when the chief priests and the ^aofficers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate ^*said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for ^bI find no guilt in Him.”