Luke 23:2-25

²And thei bigunnen to accuse hym, and seiden, We han foundun this turnynge vpsodoun oure folk, and forbedynge tributis to be youun to the emperour, and seiynge that hym silf is Crist and kyng.

³And Pilat axide hym, and seide, Art thou kyng of Jewis? And he answeride, and seide, Thou seist.

⁴And Pilat seide to the princis of prestis, and to the puple, Y fynde no thing of cause in this man.

⁵And thei woxen stronger, and seiden, He moueth the puple, techynge thorou al Judee, bigynnynge fro Galile til hidir.

⁶And Pilat herynge Galile axide, if he were a man of Galile.

⁷And whanne he knewe that he was of the powere of Eroude, he sente hym to Eroude; which was at Jerusalem in tho daies.

⁸And whanne Eroude siy Jhesu, he ioyede ful myche; for long tyme he coueitide to se hym, for he herde many thingis of hym, and hopide to see sum tokene `to be don of hym.

⁹And he axide hym in many wordis; and he answeride no thing to hym.

¹⁰And the princis of preestis and the scribis stoden, stidfastli accusynge hym.

¹¹But Eroude with his oost dispiside hym, and scornede hym, and clothide with a white cloth, and sente hym ayen to Pilat.

¹²And Eroude and Pilat weren maad freendis fro that dai; for bifor thei weren enemyes togidre.

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.

²³And thei contynueden with greet voicis axynge, that he schulde be crucified; and the voicis of hem woxen stronge.

²⁴And Pilat demyde her axyng to be don.

²⁵And he delyueride to hem hym, that for mansleyng and sedicioun was sent in to prisoun, whom thei axiden; but he bitook Jhesu to her wille.