Luke 23:1-21 ▼

1 AND the whole multitude of them rising up, led him to Pilate,

2 and began to accuse him, saying, We have found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Cæsar; pretending that he himself is the King Messiah.

3 Then Pilate interrogated him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said to him, Thou sayest so.

4 Then said Pilate unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find nothing culpable in this man.

5 But they were urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.

6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean?

7 And when he knew that he came out of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was himself at Jerusalem in those days.

8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was vastly delighted: for he had been long desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by him.

9 And he put a variety of questions to him; but he made him no reply.

10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood up vehemently accusing him.

11 Then Herod with his guards treated him with contempt, and in derision clothed him in a splendid robe, and sent him back to Pilate.

12 And Pilate and Herod the same day became friends together: for they had previously been at enmity with each other.

13 Then Pilate, convoking the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

14 said unto them, Ye have brought this man to me, as one who perverteth the people: and lo! on examining him before you, I have found nothing culpable in this man, respecting the charges ye bring against him:

15 nor Herod neither: for I referred you to him; and, lo, nothing is done to this man, as if he deserved death.

16 I will therefore, after scourging, discharge him.

17 (Now he held it necessary to release one to them at the feast.)

18 Then the whole multitude set up a cry, saying, Away with this fellow, and release unto us Barabbas!

19 (who for a certain sedition raised in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.)

20 Again therefore Pilate called out to them, desirous to see Jesus at liberty.

21 But they clamoured the more, saying, Crucify, crucify him.