Luke 23:1-21 ▼

1 And the whole multitude of the arose, and led him vnto Pilate,

2 and begane to accuse him, and sayde: We haue founde this felowe peruertinge the people, and forbyddinge to geue trybute vnto the Emperoure, and sayeth, that he is Christ a kynge.

3 But Pilate axed him, and sayde: Art thou the kynge of the Iewes? He answered him, and sayde: Thou sayest it.

4 Pilate sayde vnto ye hye prestes and to the people: I fynde no cause in this man.

5 But they were the more fearce, and sayde: He hath moued the people, in that he hath taught here & there in all the londe of Iewry, and hath begonne at Galile vnto this place.

6 Whan Pilate herde mencion of Galile, he axed whether he were of Galile.

7 And whan he perceaued that he was vnder Herodes iurisdiccion he sent him to Herode, which was also at Ierusale in those dayes.

8 When Herode sawe Iesus, he was exceadinge glad, for he had longe bene desyrous to se him: because he had herde moch of him, & hoped to se a miracle of hi.

9 And he axed him many thinges. Neuertheles he answered him nothinge.

10 The hye prestes and scrybes stode, and accused him sore.

11 But Herode wt his men of warre despysed him, and mocked him, put a whyte garmet vpo him, and sent him agayne vnto Pilate.

12 Vpo ye same daye were Pilate and Herode made frendes together, for afore they had bene at variaunce.

13 Pilate called the hye prestes, and the rulers, and the people together,

14 and sayde vnto the: Ye haue brought this man vnto me, as one that peruerteth the people, and beholde, I haue examyned him before you, & fynde in the ma none of the causes, wherof ye accuse him:

15 Nor yet Herode: for I sent you to him, and beholde, there is brought vpon hi nothinge, that is worthy of death.

16 Therfore wil I chasten him, and let him lowse:

17 For he must haue let one lowse vnto them after the custome of the feast.

18 Then cried the whole multitude, and sayde: Awaye with him, and delyuer vnto vs Barrabas,

19 which for insurreccion made in the cite, and because of a murthur, was cast in to preson.

20 Then called Pilate vnto them agayne, & wolde haue let Iesus lowse.

21 But they cried, and sayde: Crucifye him, Crucifye him.