Matthew 27:11-30

111NowG1161 JesusG2424 stoodG2476 beforeG1715 the governorG2232, and the governorG2232 questionedG1905 Him, sayingG3004, “So You are 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 offerG611 anyG3762 answerG611. 13ThenG5119 PilateG4091 saidG3004 to Him, “Do You not hearG191 howG4214 manyG4214 thingsG4214 they are testifyingG2649 againstG2649 You?” 14And still 5He did not answerG611 him inG4314 regardG4314 toG4314 evenG3761 a singleG1520 6chargeG4487, soG5620 the governorG2232 wasG2296 greatlyG3029 amazedG2296.

157NowG1161 at the Passover FeastG1859 the governorG2232 was accustomedG1486 to releaseG630 for the 8peopleG3793 any oneG1520 prisonerG1198 whomG3739 they wantedG2309. 16And atG5119 thatG5119 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 it was becauseG1223 of envyG5355 that 10they had handedG3860 Him overG3860.

19And 11while he was sittingG2521 on the judgmentG968 seatG968, his wifeG1135 sentG649 him a message, sayingG3004, “See that you have nothingG3367 to do with that 12righteousG1342 ManG1342; for 13lastG4594 nightG4594 I sufferedG3958 greatlyG4183 14in a dreamG3677 becauseG1223 of Him.” 20But the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 persuadedG3982 the crowdsG3793 to 15askG154 for BarabbasG912, and to putG622 JesusG2424 toG622 deathG622. 21And the governorG2232 16saidG3004 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 17who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” They allG3956 saidG3004, “18CrucifyG4717 Him!” 23But he saidG5346, “WhyG1063, whatG5101 evilG2556 has He doneG4160?” Yet they kept shoutingG2896 allG4057 theG4057 moreG4057, sayingG3004, “19CrucifyG4717 Him!”

24NowG1161 when PilateG4091 sawG3708 that he was accomplishingG5623 nothingG3762, but ratherG3123 that 20a riotG2351 was startingG1096, he tookG2983 waterG5204 and 21washedG633 his handsG5495 inG2713 frontG2713 ofG2713 the crowdG3793, sayingG3004, “I amG1510 innocentG121 of 22thisG3778 Man’sG3778 bloodG129; 23you yourselvesG4771 shall seeG3708.” 25And allG3956 the peopleG2992 repliedG611G3004, “24His bloodG129 shall be on us and on our childrenG5043!” 26ThenG5119 he releasedG630 BarabbasG912 25for them; but after having JesusG2424 26floggedG5417, he handedG3860 Him overG3860 to be crucifiedG4717.

2727ThenG5119 the soldiersG4757 of the governorG2232 tookG3880 JesusG2424 into 28the 29PraetoriumG4232 and gatheredG4863 the wholeG3650 Roman 3031cohortG4686 to Him. 28And they strippedG1562 Him and 32putG4060 a redG2847 33cloakG5511 on Him. 2934And after twistingG4120 together a crownG4735 of thornsG173, they putG2007 it on His headG2776, and put a 35reedG2563 in His rightG1188 handG1188; and they kneltG1120 downG1120 beforeG1715 Him and mockedG1702 Him, sayingG3004, “36HailG5463, KingG935 of the JewsG2453!” 30And 37they spitG1716 on Him, and tookG2983 the reedG2563 and beatG5180 Him on the headG2776.