Mat 27:15-31, Mar 15:6-20, Luk 23:13-25 | ISV | STEP | Jesus Is Sentenced to Death At every festival the governor had a custom of releasing to the crowd any prisoner whom they wanted.

‏ Matthew 27:15-31

15 Jesus Is Sentenced to Death Mark 15:6-15; Luke 23:13-25; John 18:39-19:16At every festival ^{▼▼I.e. Passover Festival} the governor had a custom of releasing to the crowd any prisoner whom they wanted.Mark 15:6; Luke 23:17; John 18:39 16 At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. ^{▼▼Other mss. read Jesus Barabbas} 17 So when the people ^{▼▼Lit. they} had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which man do you want me to release for you—Barabbas, ^{▼▼Other mss. read Jesus Barabbas} or Jesus who is called the Christ?” ^{▼▼I.e. the Messiah} 18 For he knew that they had handed him over because of jealousy.

19 While he was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him a message. ^{▼▼Lit. sent him} It said, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I have suffered terribly because of a dream about him.” 20 But the high priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to demand that Jesus be put to death.Mark 15:11; Luke 23:18; John 18:40; Acts 3:14

21 So the governor said to them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?”

They said, “Barabbas!”

22 Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?” ^{▼▼I.e. the Messiah}

They all said, “Let him be crucified!”

23 He asked, “What has he done wrong?”

But they kept shouting louder and louder, “Let him be crucified!”

24 Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was about to break out instead. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man's ^{▼▼Other mss. read this righteous man's} blood. You must see to that yourselves.”Deut 21:6

25 All the people answered, “Let his blood be on us and our children!”Deut 19:10; Josh 2:19; 2Sam 1:16; 1Kings 2:32; Acts 5:28 26 Then he released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.Isa 53:5; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:16, 24-25; John 19:1, 16

27 The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus Mark 15:16-20; John 19:2-3Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the imperial headquarters ^{▼▼Lit. praetorium} and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.Mark 15:15; John 19:2 28 They stripped ^{▼▼Other mss. read clothed} him and put a scarlet robe on him.Luke 23:11 29 Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks put} a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, “Long live the king of the Jews!”Ps 69:19; Isa 53:3 30 Then they spit on him and took the stick and hit him repeatedly on his head.Isa 50:6; Matt 26:67

31 When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.Isa 53:7

‏ Mark 15:6-20

6 Jesus Is Sentenced to Death Matthew 27:15-26; Luke 23:13-25; John 18:39-19:16At every festival ^{▼▼I.e. Passover} Pilate ^{▼▼Lit. he} would release any one prisoner whom the people ^{▼▼Lit. they} requested.Matt 27:15; Luke 23:17; John 18:39 7 Now there was a man in prison named Barabbas. He was with the insurgents who had committed murder during the rebellion. 8 So the crowd came and began to request that he ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks Pilate} do for them what he always did. 9 Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?” 10 For he knew that the high priests had handed him ^{▼▼Lit. him} over because of jealousy.

11 But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead.Matt 27:20; Acts 3:14 12 So Pilate said to them again, “Then what should I do with the man you call ^{▼▼Other mss. lack the man you call} the king of the Jews?”

13 They shouted back, “Crucify him!”

14 Pilate asked them, “Why? What has he done wrong?”

But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”

15 So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.Matt 27:26; John 19:1, 16

16 The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus Matthew 27:27-31; John 19:2-3The soldiers led Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. him} into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters) ^{▼▼Lit. praetorium} and called out the whole guard.Matt 27:27 17 They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted some thorns into a victor's crown, and placed it on his head. ^{▼▼Lit. on him} 18 They began to greet him, “Long live the king of the Jews!” 19 They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, kneeling in front of him, and worshiping him. 20 When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.

‏ Luke 23:13-25

13 Jesus Is Sentenced to Death Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; John 18:39-19:16Then Pilate called the high priests, the other ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks other} leaders, and the people togetherMatt 27:23; Mark 15:14; John 18:38; 19:4 14 and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who turns the people against the government. And here in your presence I have examined him and have found him “Not Guilty” of the charges you make against him.Luke 23:1-2, 4 15 Nor does Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death. 16 So I will punish him and let him go.”Matt 27:26; John 19:1 17 Now he was obligated to release someone for them at the festival. ^{▼▼Other mss. lack verse 17}Matt 27:15; Mark 15:6; John 18:39

18 But they all shouted out together, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas for us!”Acts 3:14 19 (This was a man who had been put in prison for a revolt that had taken place in the city and for murder.) 20 But Pilate wanted to let Jesus go, so he appealed to them again, 21 but they continued to shout, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

22 Then he spoke to them a third time: “What has he done wrong? I have found nothing in him worthy of death. So I will punish him and let him go.” 23 But they kept pressing him with loud shouts, demanding that Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} be crucified, and their shouts began to prevail.

24 Then Pilate pronounced his sentence that their demand should be carried out.Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:16 25 So he released the man who had been put in prison for revolt and murder—the man they continued to demand—but he let them have their way with Jesus. ^{▼▼Lit. he turned Jesus over to their will}