Matthew:27:11-26
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And Jesus stood before the governor ;
and the governor questioned him ,
saying ,
Art thou the king of the Jews ?
And Jesus said ,
I am .
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And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders ,
he made no answer .
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Then saith Pilate to him ,
Dost thou not hear what things they are testifying against thee ?
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And he made him no answer ,
not even to one word ;
so that the governor greatly wondered .
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Now at the feast the governor was wont to release to the multitude one prisoner ,
whom they would .
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And they had then a notorious prisoner ,
called Barabbas .
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When therefore they were assembled ,
Pilate said to them ,
Whom will ye that I release to you ?
Barabbas ,
or Jesus ,
who is called Christ ?
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For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up .
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And while he was sitting on the judgment
seat ,
his wife sent to him ,
saying ,
Have nothing to do with that righteous man ;
for I have suffered much this day in a dream because of him .
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But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas ,
and to destroy Jesus .
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And the governor answering said to them ,
Which of the two will ye that I release to you ?
And they said ,
Barabbas .
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Pilate saith to them ,
What then shall I do with Jesus ,
who is called Christ ?
They all say ,
Let him be crucified .
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And he said ,
Why ,
what evil hath he done ?
But they cried out the more ,
saying ,
Let him be crucified .
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And when Pilate saw that it availed nothing ,
but that rather a tumult was arising ,
he took water ,
and washed his hands before the multitude ,
saying ,
I am innocent of this blood ;
see ye to it .
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And all the people answering said ,
His blood be on us ,
and on our children .
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Then he released Barabbas to them ,
and having scourged Jesus ,
he delivered him up to be crucified .
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