Luke 23:1-23 ▼

1 And having risen, the whole multitude of them led Him to Pilate,

2 and began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this One perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying Himself to be Christ, a king.”

3 And Pilate questioned Him, saying, “You are the King of the Jews?” And He answering him, said, “You say [it].”

4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude, “I find no fault in this Man”;

5 and they were the more urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea—having begun from Galilee—to this place.”

6 And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the Man is a Galilean,

7 and having known that He is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent Him back to Herod, he also being in Jerusalem in those days.

8 And Herod rejoiced exceedingly having seen Jesus, for he was wishing to see Him for a long [time], because of hearing many things about Him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by Him,

9 and was questioning Him in many words, and He answered him nothing.

10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing Him,

11 and Herod with his soldiers having set Him at nothing, and having mocked, having cast radiant apparel around Him, sent Him back to Pilate,

12 and both Pilate and Herod became friends with one another on that day, for they were previously at enmity between themselves.

13 And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,

14 said to them, “You brought this Man to me as perverting the people, and behold, I having examined [Him] before you, found no fault in this Man in those things you bring forward against Him;

15 no, neither Herod, for he sent Him back to us, and behold, nothing worthy of death is having been done by Him;

16 having corrected, therefore, I will release Him,”

17 [[for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every celebration,]]

18 and they cried out—the whole multitude—saying, “Away with this One, and release Barabbas to us,”

19 who had been cast into prison, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder.

20 Pilate again then—wishing to release Jesus—called to them,

21 but they were calling out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”

22 And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil did He do? I found no cause of death in Him; having corrected Him, then, I will release [Him].”

23 And they were pressing with loud voices asking Him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,