Luk 23:1-25 | ESV | STEP | Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate .

Luke 23:1-25

Jesus Before Pilate

1 ^aThen the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^bmisleading our nation and ^cforbidding us to give tribute to ^dCaesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^ea king.” 3 ^fAnd Pilate asked him, ^g“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^h“You have said so.” 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ⁱ“I find no guilt in this man.” 5 But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ^jfrom Galilee even to this place.”

Jesus Before Herod

6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 And when he learned that he belonged to ^kHerod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, ^lfor he had long desired to see him, ^mbecause he had heard about him, and he was hoping ⁿto see some sign done by him. 9 So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers ^otreated him with contempt and ^pmocked him. Then, ^qarraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 And ^rHerod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.

13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and ^sthe rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man ^tas one who was misleading the people. And ^uafter examining him before you, behold, I ^vdid not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. 15 Neither did Herod, for ^whe sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. 16 ^xI will therefore punish and release him.” ^{▼▼Here, or after verse 19, some manuscripts add verse 17: Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the festival}

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

18 ^zBut they all cried out together, ^aa“Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”— 19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and ^abfor murder. 20 Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, 21 but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” 22 A third time he said to them, “Why, ^acWhat evil has he done? ^adI have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^aeI will therefore punish and release him.” 23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. 25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison ^affor insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^agbut he delivered Jesus over to their will.