Luke 23:13-22

¹³And Pilat clepide togider the princis of prestis and the maiestratis of the puple, and seide to hem,

¹⁴Ye han brouyt to me this man, as turnynge awey the puple, and lo! Y axynge bifor you fynde no cause in this man of these thingis, in whiche ye accusen hym;

¹⁵nether Eroude, for he hath sent hym ayen to vs, and lo! no thing worthi of deth is don to hym.

¹⁶And therfor Y schal amende hym, and delyuere hym.

¹⁷But he moste nede delyuer to hem oon bi the feest dai.

¹⁸And al the puple criede togidir, and seide, Do `awei hym, and delyuer to vs Barabas;

¹⁹which was sent `in to prisoun for disturblyng maad in the cite, and for mansleynge.

²⁰And eftsoone Pilat spak to hem, and wolde delyuer Jhesu.

²¹And thei vndurcrieden, and seiden, Crucifie, crucifie hym.

²²And the thridde tyme he seide to hem, For what yuel hath this don? Y fynde no cause of deeth in hym; therfor Y schal chastise hym, and Y schal delyuer.