Luke 23:3-26

³And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And he answering said to him, I am.

⁴And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, I find nothing criminal in this man.

⁵But they were the more violent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, even to this place.

⁶And when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilaean.

⁷And on learning that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was himself also at Jerusalem at this time.

⁸Now Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad; for he had been wishing to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.

⁹And he put many questions to him; but he gave him no answer.

¹⁰And the chief priests and scribes stood vehemently accusing him.

¹¹And Herod also with his guard of soldiers set him at nought and mocked him, and having arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, sent him back to Pilate.

¹²And Herod and Pilate on that day became friends with each other; for they had before been at enmity.

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

¹⁴said to them, Ye have brought to me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found nothing in this man to sustain the charges which ye bring against him.

¹⁵No, nor yet Herod; for he hath sent him back to us; and lo! nothing deserving death hath been done by him.

¹⁶I will therefore chastise, and release him.

¹⁷Now it was necessary for him to release to them one at the feast.

¹⁸And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas;

¹⁹who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.

²⁰But Pilate again spoke to them, wishing to release Jesus.

²¹But they cried out, saying, Crucify, crucify him!

²²And he said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found him guilty of nothing deserving death; I will therefore chastise, and release him.

²³But they were urgent with loud voices, demanding that he should he crucified; and their voices prevailed.

²⁴And Pilate gave sentence that what they demanded should be done.

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

²⁶And when they had led him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenaean, coming out of the country, and laid on him the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.