13pashchAt pIlAtaH pradhAnayAjakAn shAsakAn lokAMshcha yugapadAhUya babhAShe,
14rAjyaviparyyayakArakoyam ityuktvA manuShyamenaM mama nikaTamAnaiShTa kintu pashyata yuShmAkaM samakSham asya vichAraM kR^itvApi proktApavAdAnurUpeNAsya kopyaparAdhaH sapramANo na jAtaH,
15yUya ncha herodaH sannidhau preShitA mayA tatrAsya kopyaparAdhastenApi na prAptaH|pashyatAnena vadhaheेtukaM kimapi nAparAddhaM|
16tasmAdenaM tADayitvA vihAsyAmi|
17tatrotsave teShAmeko mochayitavyaH|
18iti hetoste prochchairekadA prochuH, enaM dUrIkR^itya barabbAnAmAnaM mochaya|
19sa barabbA nagara upaplavavadhAparAdhAbhyAM kArAyAM baddha AsIt|
20kintu pIlAto yIshuM mochayituM vA nChan punastAnuvAcha|
21tathApyenaM krushe vyadha krushe vyadheti vadantaste ruruvuH|
22tataH sa tR^itIyavAraM jagAda kutaH? sa kiM karmma kR^itavAn? nAhamasya kamapi vadhAparAdhaM prAptaH kevalaM tADayitvAmuM tyajAmi|