Luke 23:1-21 ▼

1 And the whole number of them arose, and led him away to Pilate.

2 And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man turning the people away, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

3 And Pilate asked him, saying: Are you the king of the Jews? He answered and said to him: You say it.

4 Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no fault in this man.

5 But they became the more urgent, and said: He excites the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea, be ginning from Galilee to this place.

6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

7 And when he learned that he belonged to the dominion of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was at that time in Jerusalem.

8 When Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; for he had, for a long time, desired to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign done by him.

9 And he questioned him concerning many things; but he made him no answer.

10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, and vehemently accused him.

11 But Herod and his guards treated him with contempt; and having mocked him, and put on him a gaudy robe, he sent him back to Pilate.

12 And on the same day, Pilate and Herod became friends to each other; for, before this, they had been at enmity the one toward the other.

13 And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

14 and said to them: You have brought to me this man as one that turns the people away; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found in this man no fault, with respect to the things of which you accuse him;

15 nor indeed did Herod; for I sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

16 I will, therefore, chastise him, and release him.

17 For it was necessary that he should release to them one at the feast.

18 And the whole multitude cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas.

19 He, for a certain seditious movement that had been made in the city, and for murder, had been thrown into prison.

20 Therefore Pilate, desiring to release Jesus, again called to them.

21 But they answered, saying: Crucify, crucify him.