Luke 23:3-26

³And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

⁴And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man.

⁵But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.

⁶But Pilate hearing Galilee, asked if the man were of Galilee?

⁷And when he understood that he was of Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him away to Herod, who was also himself at Jerusalem, in those days.

⁸And Herod, seeing Jesus, was very glad; for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.

⁹And he questioned him in many words. But he answered him nothing.

¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, earnestly accusing him.

¹¹And Herod with his army set him at nought, and mocked him, putting on him a white garment, and sent him back to Pilate.

¹²And Herod and Pilate were made friends, that same day; for before they were enemies one to another.

¹³And Pilate, calling together the chief priests, and the magistrates, and the people,

¹⁴Said to them: You have presented unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold I, having examined him before you, find no cause in this man, in those things wherein you accuse him.

¹⁵No, nor Herod neither. For I sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him.

¹⁶I will chastise him therefore, and release him.

¹⁷Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day.

¹⁸But the whole multitude together cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

¹⁹Who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for a murder, was cast into prison.

²⁰And Pilate again spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus.

²¹But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, crucify him.

²²And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore, and let him go.

²³But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified; and their voices prevailed.

²⁴And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

²⁵And he released unto them him who for murder and sedition, had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

²⁶And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.