Matthew 27:11-31

111NowG1161 JesusG2424 stoodG2476 beforeG1715 the governorG2232, and the governorG2232 questionedG1905 Him, sayingG3004, “Are You the 2KingG935 of the JewsG2453?” And JesusG2424 saidG5346 to him, “3It is as you sayG3004.” 12And whileG1722 He was being accusedG2723 by the chiefG749 priestsG749 and eldersG4245, 4He did not answerG611. 13ThenG5119 PilateG4091 saidG3004 to Him, “Do You not hearG191 howG4214 manyG4214 thingsG4214 they testifyG2649 againstG2649 You?” 14And 5He did not answerG611 him with regardG4314 to evenG3761 a single 6chargeG4487, soG5620 the governorG2232 was quiteG3029 amazedG2296.

157NowG1161 at the feastG1859 the governorG2232 was accustomedG1486 to releaseG630 for the 8peopleG3793 any oneG1520 prisonerG1198 whomG3739 they wantedG2309. 16At that timeG5119 they were holdingG2192 a notoriousG1978 prisonerG1198, calledG3004 BarabbasG912. 17SoG3767 when the peopleG846 gatheredG4863 togetherG4863, PilateG4091 saidG3004 to them, “WhomG5101 do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 for you? BarabbasG912, orG2228 JesusG2424 9who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” 18For he knewG3609 that becauseG1223 of envyG5355 they had handedG3860 Him over.

1910While he was sittingG2521 on the judgmentG968 seatG968, his wifeG1135 sentG649 him a message, sayingG3004, “Have nothingG3367 to do with that 11righteousG1342 ManG1342; for 12lastG4594 nightG4594 I sufferedG3958 greatlyG4183 13in a dreamG3677 becauseG1223 of Him.” 20But the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 persuadedG3982 the crowdsG3793 to 14askG154 for BarabbasG912 and to putG622 JesusG2424 to deathG622. 21But the governorG2232 15saidG3004 to them, “WhichG5101 of the twoG1417 do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 for you?” And they saidG3004, “BarabbasG912.” 22PilateG4091 saidG3004 to them, “ThenG3767 whatG5101 shall I doG4160 with JesusG2424 16who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” They allG3956 saidG3004, “17CrucifyG4717 Him!” 23And he saidG5346, “WhyG1063, whatG5101 evilG2556 has He doneG4160?” But they kept shoutingG2896 allG4057 the moreG4057, sayingG3004, “18CrucifyG4717 Him!”

24When PilateG4091 sawG3708 that he was accomplishingG5623 nothingG3762, but ratherG3123 that 19a riotG2351 was startingG1096, he tookG2983 waterG5204 and 20washedG633 his handsG5495 in frontG2713 of the crowdG3793, sayingG3004, “I amG1510 innocentG121 of 21thisG3778 Man’sG3778 bloodG129; 22seeG3708 to that yourselvesG4771.” 25And allG3956 the peopleG2992 saidG3004, “23His bloodG129 shall be on us and on our childrenG5043!” 26ThenG5119 he releasedG630 BarabbasG912 24for them; but after having JesusG2424 25scourgedG5417, he handedG3860 Him over to be crucifiedG4717.

2726ThenG5119 the soldiersG4757 of the governorG2232 tookG3880 JesusG2424 into 27the 28PraetoriumG4232 and gatheredG4863 the wholeG3650 Roman 2930cohortG4686 aroundG1909 Him. 28They strippedG1562 Him and 31putG4060 a scarletG2847 robeG5511 on Him. 2932And after twistingG4120 together a crownG4735 of thornsG173, they putG2007 it on His headG2776, and a 33reedG2563 in His rightG1188 handG1188; and they kneltG1120 downG1120 beforeG1715 Him and mockedG1702 Him, sayingG3004, “34HailG5463, KingG935 of the JewsG2453!” 3035They spatG1716 on Him, and tookG2983 the reedG2563 and began to beatG5180 Him on the headG2776. 3136AfterG3753 they had mockedG1702 Him, they tookG1562 the scarlet robeG5511 offG1562 Him and putG1746 His own garmentsG2440 back on Him, and ledG520 Him awayG520 to crucifyG4717 Him.