(4)And Pilate asked him again, saying: Answerest thou nothing? Behold
what things they testify against thee. (5)But Jesus no longer made any
answer; so that Pilate marveled.
(6)And at the feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they
asked. (7)And there was the one called Barabbas, bound with his
companions in sedition, who in the sedition had committed murder.
(8)And coming up, the multitude began to make request, according as he
had always done for them. (9)And Pilate answered them, saying: Will ye
that I release to you the King of the Jews? (10)For he knew that
through envy the chief priests had delivered him up. (11)But the chief
priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release to
them Barabbas. (12)And Pilate answering, said again to them: What will
ye then that I shall do to him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
(13)And they cried again: Crucify him. (14)And Pilate said to them:
What evil then has he done? And they cried the more exceedingly:
Crucify him.
(15)And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released to them
Barabbas; and he delivered up Jesus, after scourging him, to be
crucified. (16)And the soldiers led him away into the court, which is
Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. (17)And they clothe
him with purple, and having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on
him. (18)And they began to salute him: Hail, King of the Jews! (19)And
they smote him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and
kneeling down, did homage to him. (20)And when they had mocked him,
they took off the purple from him, and put on him his own garments.
And they lead him out to crucify him. (21)And they compel one Simon, a
Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of
Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (22)And they bring him to the
place Golgotha, which is interpreted, Place of a skull. (23)And they
gave him wine mingled with myrrh; but he took it not. (24)And having
crucified him, they divide his garments, casting lots upon them, what
any one should take. (25)And it was the third hour; and they crucified
him. (26)And the inscription of the accusation against him was written
over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
(27)And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and
one on his left. (28)And the scripture was fulfilled, which says: And
he was reckoned with transgressors. (29)And they that passed by railed
at him, wagging their heads, and saying:
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