¹³Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, ¹⁴and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him.^g ¹⁵Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. ¹⁶Therefore, I will punish him^h and then release him.” ^[17]^a

¹⁸But the whole crowd shouted, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”ⁱ ¹⁹(Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

²⁰Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. ²¹But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

²²For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him.”^j

²³But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. ²⁴So Pilate decided to grant their demand. ²⁵He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

aSome manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 27:15 and Mark 15:6.

Cross references

gSee ver 4
hver 22; Mt 27:26; Jn 19:1; Ac 16:37; 2 Co 11:23, 24
i Ac 3:13, 14
jver 16