^{1 Ref} Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

^{2 Ref} Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "So you say."

^{3 Ref} The chief priests accused him of many things.

^{4 Ref} Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!"

^{5 Ref} But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.

^{6 Ref} Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

^{7 Ref} There was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

⁸ The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.

^{9 Ref} Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

^{10 Ref} For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

^{11 Ref} But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.

^{12 Ref} Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?"

¹³ They cried out again, "Crucify him!"

^{14 Ref} Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, "Crucify him!"

^{15 Ref} Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

^{16 Ref} The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.

^{17 Ref} They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

^{18 Ref} They began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

^{19 Ref} They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.

^{20 Ref} When they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.

^{21 Ref} They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

^{22 Ref} They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, "The place of a skull."

^{23 Ref} They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn't take it.

^{24 Ref} Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.

^{25 Ref} It was the third hour,{9:00 A. M.} and they crucified him.

^{26 Ref} The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."

^{27 Ref} With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.