⁴² And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any `of them' should swim out, and escape.

²⁰ Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

³ This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that `they go' to the dead.

¹⁵ And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

¹⁶ And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

¹⁷ And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

¹⁸ and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

¹⁹ And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

²⁰ And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.

⁴⁰ But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

⁴¹ And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

¹⁹ And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.