tcent Matthew:27:11-26 SEEK
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Now Jesus stood before the governor ,
and the governor asked him , »
Are you the king of the Jews ?«
So Jesus said to him , »
It is as you say .«
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But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders ,
he made no answer .
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Then Pilate said to him , »
Do you not hear how many things they testify against you ?«
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But he gave him no answer ,
not even to a single charge ;
so that the governor wondered greatly .
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Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted .
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And at that time they had a notorious prisoner ,
called Barabbas .
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So when they had gathered ,
Pilate said to them , »
Whom do you want me to release for you ,
Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ ?«
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For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed him over .
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While he was sitting on the judgment seat ,
his wife sent word to him , »
Have nothing to do with that righteous man ,
for I have suffered greatly today 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 destroy Jesus .
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The governor answered them , »
Which of the two do you want me to release to you ?«
They said , »
Barabbas !«
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Pilate said to them , »
Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ ?«
They all said , »
Let him be crucified !«
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And he said , »
Why ,
what evil has he done ?«
But they shouted all the more , »
Let him be crucified !«
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When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing ,
but rather that a riot was starting ,
he took water and washed his hands before the crowd ,
saying , »
I am innocent of this man
s blood .
See to it yourselves .«
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And all the people answered , »
His blood be on us and on our children !«
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Then he released Barabbas to them ;
and when he had scourged Jesus ,
he delivered him to be crucified .