LUKE 23:13-22

¹³And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

¹⁴and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I, having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

¹⁵no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.

¹⁶I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

¹⁸But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

¹⁹one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.

²⁰And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus;

²¹but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

²²And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.