Luke:23:13-25

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* And Pilate having called together the chief priests , and the rulers , and the people , * said to them , Ye brought this man to me as turning away the people . And behold , I , having examined him before you , found nothing guilty in this man of what ye accuse against him . * But not even Herod , for I sent you back to him , and lo , nothing having been done by him is worthy of death . * Therefore , having scourged I will release him . * Now he had need to release one man to them at every feast . * But they cried out all together , saying , Take away this man , and release to us Barabbas * (a man who was cast into prison because of a certain insurrection that occurred in the city , and for murder ). * Again therefore Pilate called out wanting to release Jesus , * but they shouted , saying , Crucify , crucify him . * And he said to them a third time , For what evil did this man do ? I have found nothing guilty of death in him . I will therefore , having scourged , release him . * But they were relentless with loud voices demanding him to be crucified . And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed . * And Pilate decreed their request to happen . * And he released the man who had been cast into prison because of insurrection and murder , whom they asked for , but he delivered Jesus to their will .

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