Matthew:27:11-26

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ylt @Matthew:27:11 @And Jesus stood before the governor , and the governor did question him , saying , 'Art thou the king of the Jews !' And Jesus said to him , 'Thou sayest .' ylt @Matthew:27:12 @And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders , he did not answer any thing , ylt @Matthew:27:13 @then saith Pilate to him , 'Dost thou not hear how many things they witness against thee ?' ylt @Matthew:27:14 @And he did not answer him , not even to one word , so that the governor did wonder greatly . ylt @Matthew:27:15 @And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude , a prisoner , whom they willed , ylt @Matthew:27:16 @and they had then a noted prisoner , called Barabbas , ylt @Matthew:27:17 @they therefore having been gathered together , Pilate said to them , 'Whom will ye I shall release to you ? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ ?' ylt @Matthew:27:18 @for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up . ylt @Matthew:27:19 @And as he is sitting on the tribunal , his wife sent unto him , saying , 'Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one , for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him .' ylt @Matthew:27:20 @And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas , and might destroy Jesus ; ylt @Matthew:27:21 @and the governor answering said to them , 'Which of the two will ye [that ] I shall release to you ?' And they said , 'Barabbas .' ylt @Matthew:27:22 @Pilate saith to them , 'What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ ?' They all say to him , 'Let be crucified !' ylt @Matthew:27:23 @And the governor said , 'Why , what evil did he ?' and they were crying out the more , saying , 'Let be crucified .' ylt @Matthew:27:24 @And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing , but rather a tumult is made , having taken water , he did wash the hands before the multitude , saying , 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one ; ye -- ye shall see ;' ylt @Matthew:27:25 @and all the people answering said , 'His blood [is ] upon us , and upon our children !' ylt @Matthew:27:26 @Then did he release to them Barabbas , and having scourged Jesus , he delivered [him ] up that he may be crucified ;

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