13pazcAt pIlAtaH pradhAnayAjakAn zAsakAn lokAMzca yugapadAhUya babhASe,
14rAjyaviparyyayakArakoyam ityuktvA manuSyamenaM mama nikaTamAnaiSTa kintu pazyata yuSmAkaM samakSam asya vicAraM kRtvApi proktApavAdAnurUpeNAsya kopyaparAdhaH sapramANo na jAtaH,
15yUyaJca herodaH sannidhau preSitA mayA tatrAsya kopyaparAdhastenApi na prAptaH|pazyatAnena vadhaheेtukaM kimapi nAparAddhaM|
16tasmAdenaM tADayitvA vihAsyAmi|
17tatrotsave teSAmeko mocayitavyaH|
18iti hetoste proccairekadA procuH, enaM dUrIkRtya barabbAnAmAnaM mocaya|
19sa barabbA nagara upaplavavadhAparAdhAbhyAM kArAyAM baddha AsIt|
20kintu pIlAto yIzuM mocayituM vAJchan punastAnuvAca|
21tathApyenaM kruze vyadha kruze vyadheti vadantaste ruruvuH|
22tataH sa tRtIyavAraM jagAda kutaH? sa kiM karmma kRtavAn? nAhamasya kamapi vadhAparAdhaM prAptaH kevalaM tADayitvAmuM tyajAmi|