Luke 23:12-25

¹²(That very day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other—previously having been at odds with each other.)

¹³Then Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

¹⁴said to them: “You have brought this man to me as one who misleads the people, and yet, having examined him in your presence, I have found no guilt in this man as to those things of which you accuse him.

¹⁵Further, neither did Herod (for I sent you on to him); indeed, nothing deserving of death has been done by him.

¹⁶I will therefore flog and release him.”

¹⁷(It was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast.)

¹⁸But they all cried out together, saying: “Away with this one! Release to us Barabbas!”—

¹⁹who had been thrown into prison for a certain insurrection in the city, and for murder.

²⁰Then Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again.

²¹But they just kept shouting: “Crucify! Crucify him!”

²²For the third time he said to them: “But what evil has this man done? I have found no reason for death in him. I will therefore flog and release him.”

²³But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified! And their voices, especially of the chief priests, prevailed.

²⁴So Pilate decided to grant their demand.

²⁵He released the one who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for; but he delivered Jesus to their will.