Matthew:27:11-26
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And Jesus stood before the governor :
and the governor asked him ,
saying ,
Art thou the King of the Jews ?
And Jesus said unto him ,
Thou sayest .
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And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders ,
he answered nothing .
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Then said Pilate unto him ,
Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee ?
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And he answered him to never a word ;
insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly .
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Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner ,
whom they would .
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And they had then a notable prisoner ,
called Barabbas .
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Therefore when they were gathered together ,
Pilate said unto them ,
Whom will ye that I release unto you ?
Barabbas ,
or Jesus which is called Christ ?
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For he knew that for envy they had delivered him .
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When he was set down on the judgment seat ,
his wife sent unto him ,
saying ,
Have thou nothing to do with that just man :
for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him .
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But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas ,
and destroy Jesus .
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The governor answered and said unto them ,
Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you ?
They said ,
Barabbas .
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Pilate saith unto them ,
What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ ?
They all say unto him ,
Let him be crucified .
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And the governor said ,
Why ,
what evil hath he done ?
But they cried out the more ,
saying ,
Let him be crucified .
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When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing ,
but that rather a tumult was made ,
he took water ,
and washed his hands before the multitude ,
saying ,
I am innocent of the blood of this just person :
see ye to it .
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Then answered all the people ,
and said ,
His blood be on us ,
and on our children .
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Then released he Barabbas unto them :
and when he had scourged Jesus ,
he delivered him to be crucified .