Job 27:2, 34:5, Isa 5:23, 10:2, Hab 1:4, Mat 27:12-26, Joh 19:12-16 | ESV | STEP | As God lives , who has taken away my right , and the Almighty , who has made my soul bitter ,

Job 27:2

2 “As God lives, who has ^ataken away my right,
and the Almighty, who has ^bmade my soul bitter,

Job 34:5

5 For Job has said, ‘I am ^cin the right,
and ^dGod has taken away my right;

Isaiah 5:23

23 who ^eacquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!

Isaiah 10:2

2 to turn aside the needy from justice
and ^fto rob the poor of my people of their right,
that widows may be their spoil,
and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

Habakkuk 1:4

4 ^gSo the law is paralyzed,
and justice never goes forth.
^hFor the wicked surround the righteous;
so justice goes forth perverted.

Matthew 27:12-26

12 ⁱBut when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, ^j“Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” 14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

15 ^kNow at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or ^lJesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that it was out ^mof envy that they had delivered him up. 19 Besides, while he was sitting on ⁿthe judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with ^othat righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today ^pin a dream.” 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ^qask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” ^rThey all said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why? ^sWhat evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that ^ta riot was beginning, he took water and ^uwashed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^vthis man’s blood; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man’s blood} ^xsee to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered, ^y“His blood be on us and ^zon our children!” 26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ^aascourged ^{▼▼A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing imbedded pieces of bone and metal} Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

John 19:12-16

12 From then on ^acPilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. ^adEveryone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on ^aethe judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic ^{▼▼Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20} Gabbatha. 14 Now it was ^agthe day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. ^{▼▼That is, about noon} He said to the Jews, ^ai“Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, ^aj“Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16 ^akSo he ^aldelivered him over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus,