Mat 27:2, 11-36, Mar 15:1-28, Luk 18:31-33, 23:13-38, Act 3:13 | ESV | STEP | And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor .

11 ^dNow Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you ^ethe King of the Jews?” Jesus said, ^f“You have said so.” 12 ^gBut when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, ^h“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 ⁱNow 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 ^jJesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that it was out ^kof envy that they had delivered him up. 19 Besides, while he was sitting on ^lthe judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with ^mthat righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today ⁿin a dream.” 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ^oask 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?” ^pThey all said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why? ^qWhat 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 ^ra riot was beginning, he took water and ^swashed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^tthis man’s blood; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man’s blood} ^vsee to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered, ^w“His blood be on us and ^xon our children!” 26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ^yscourged ^{▼▼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.

Jesus Is Mocked

27 ^aaThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ^abgovernor’s headquarters, ^{▼▼Greek the praetorium} and they gathered the whole ^adbattalion ^{▼▼Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men} before him. 28 And they stripped him and put ^afa scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they ^agmocked him, saying, “Hail, ^ahKing of the Jews!” 30 And ^aithey spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and ^ajled him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

32 ^ak, ^alAs they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^amcarry his cross. 33 ^anAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), 34 ^aothey offered him wine to drink, mixed with ^apgall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35 And when they had crucified him, ^aqthey divided his garments among them by casting lots. 36 Then they sat down and ^arkept watch over him there.

Mark 15:1-28

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

1 ^asAnd as soon as it was morning, the chief priests ^atheld a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And ^authey bound Jesus and ^avled him away and ^awdelivered him over to ^axPilate. 2 ^ayAnd Pilate asked him, ^az“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^ba“You have said so.” 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 And Pilate again asked him, ^bb“Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” 5 But Jesus ^bcmade no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

6 ^bdNow at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. 7 And among the rebels in prison, who had ^becommitted murder ^bfin the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. 8 And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. 9 And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he perceived that ^bgit was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. 12 And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with ^bhthe man you call the King of the Jews?” 13 And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” 14 And Pilate said to them, “Why? ^biWhat evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having ^bjscourged ^{▼▼A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing imbedded pieces of bone and metal} Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

16 ^blAnd the soldiers led him away inside ^bmthe palace (that is, ^bnthe governor’s headquarters), ^{▼▼Greek the praetorium} and they called together the whole ^bpbattalion. ^{▼▼Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men} 17 And they clothed him in ^bra purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, ^bs“Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they were striking his head with a reed and ^btspitting on him and ^bukneeling down in homage to him. 20 And when they had ^bvmocked him, they stripped him of ^bwthe purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they ^bxled him out to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

21 ^byAnd they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. 22 ^bzAnd they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). 23 And they offered him wine mixed with ^camyrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him and ^cbdivided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. 25 And ^ccit was the third hour ^{▼▼That is, 9 a.m.} when they crucified him. 26 And the inscription of the charge against him read, ^ce“The King of the Jews.” 27 And with him they crucified two ^cfrobbers, ^cgone on his right and one on his left. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert verse 28: And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “He was numbered with the transgressors”}

Luke 18:31-33

Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time

31 ^ciAnd taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, ^cjwe are going up to Jerusalem, and ^ckeverything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. 32 For he will be ^cldelivered over to the Gentiles and will be ^cmmocked and shamefully treated and ^cnspit upon. 33 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on ^cothe third day he will rise.”

Luke 23:13-38

13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and ^cpthe rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man ^cqas one who was misleading the people. And ^crafter examining him before you, behold, I ^csdid not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. 15 Neither did Herod, for ^cthe sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. 16 ^cuI 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 ^cwBut they all cried out together, ^cx“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 ^cyfor 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, ^czWhat evil has he done? ^daI have found in him no guilt deserving death. ^dbI 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 ^dcfor insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ^ddbut he delivered Jesus over to their will.

The Crucifixion

26 ^deAnd as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were ^dfmourning and lamenting for him. 28 But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For behold, ^dgthe days are coming when they will say, ^dh‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ 30 ^diThen they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ 31 For ^djif they do these things when ^dkthe wood is green, what will happen ^dlwhen it is dry?”

32 ^dmTwo others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 ^dnAnd when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, ^doone on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, “Father, ^dpforgive them, ^dqfor they know not what they do.” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit the sentence And Jesus . . . what they do} And they cast lots ^dsto divide his garments. 35 And ^dtthe people stood by, watching, ^dubut ^dvthe rulers ^dwscoffed at him, saying, ^dx“He saved others; ^dylet him save himself, ^dzif he is ^eathe Christ of God, ^ebhis Chosen One!” 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and ^ecoffering him sour wine 37 and saying, ^ed“If you are ^eethe King of the Jews, save yourself!” 38 ^efThere was also an inscription over him, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew} “This is ^ehthe King of the Jews.”

Acts 3:13

13 ^eiThe God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, ^ejthe God of our fathers, ^ekglorified his servant ^{▼▼Or child; also verse 26} Jesus, whom ^emyou delivered over and ^endenied in the presence of Pilate, ^eowhen he had decided to release him.