Mat 27:15-26, Luk 23:13-25, Joh 18:39-19:16 | 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 27:15-26

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

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}

John 18:39-40

39 But you have a custom that I release one person for you at Passover. Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”Matt 27:15; Mark 15:6; Luke 23:17

40 At this, they shouted out again, “Not this fellow, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a revolutionary. ^{▼▼Or bandit}Luke 23:19; Acts 3:14

John 19:1-16

1 Jesus Is Sentenced to Death Matthew 27:15-31; Mark 15:6-20; Luke 23:13-25

Then Pilate had Jesus taken away and whipped.Matt 20:19; 27:26; Mark 15:15; Luke 18:33 2 The soldiers twisted some thorns into a victor's crown, put it on his head, and threw a purple robe on him. 3 They kept coming up to him and saying, “Long live the king of the Jews!” Then they began to slap him on the face.

4 Pilate went outside again and told the Jews, ^{▼▼Lit. them} “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”John 18:6, 38 5 Then Jesus came outside, wearing the victor's crown of thorns and the purple robe.

Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

6 When the high priests and the officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

Pilate told them, “You take him and crucify him. I find no basis for a charge against him.”Acts 3:13

7 The Jews answered Pilate, ^{▼▼Lit. him} “We have a law, and according to that law he must die because he made himself out to be the Son of God.”Lev 24:16; Matt 26:65; John 5:18; 10:33

8 When Pilate heard this, he became even more afraid. 9 Returning to his headquarters, ^{▼▼Lit. to the praetorium} he said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no reply.Isa 53:7; Matt 27:12, 14 10 So Pilate said to him, “Aren't you going to speak to me? You realize, don't you, that I have the authority to release you and the authority to crucify you?”

11 Jesus answered him, “You have no authority over me at all, except what was given to you from above. That's why the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”Luke 22:53; John 7:30

12 From then on, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this fellow, you're not a friend of Caesar! Anyone who claims to be a king is defying Caesar!”Luke 23:2; Acts 17:7

13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in a place called The Pavement, which in Hebrew is called Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the Preparation Day for the Passover, about twelve noon. ^{▼▼Lit. the sixth hour} He said to the Jews, “Here is your king!”Matt 27:62

15 Then they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”

Pilate said to them, “Should I crucify your king?”

The high priests responded, “We have no king but Caesar!”Gen 49:10 16 Then Pilate ^{▼▼Lit. he} handed him over to be crucified, and they took Jesus away.Matt 27:26, 31; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:24