Luke 23:1-25 ▼

1 And the whole multitude of them arose, & led hym vnto Pilate.

2 And they began to accuse hym, saying: We founde this felow peruerting the people, and forbyddyng to paye tribute to Ceasar, saying that he is Christe, a kyng.

3 And Pilate apposed hym, saying: Art thou the kyng of the Iewes? He aunswered hym, and sayde: Thou sayest it.

4 Then saide Pilate to the hye priestes, and to the people: I finde no fault in this man.

5 And they were the more fierce, saying: He moueth the people, teaching thorowout al Iurie, and began at Galilee, euen to this place.

6 When Pilate hearde mention of Galilee, he asked whether the man were of Galilee.

7 And assoone as he knewe that he belonged vnto Herodes iurisdiction, he sent hym to Herode, whiche was also at Hierusalem at that tyme.

8 And when Herode sawe Iesus, he was exceeding glad: For he was desirous to see hym of a long season, because he had hearde many thinges of hym, and he trusted to haue seene some miracle done by hym.

9 Then he questioned with hym many wordes: But he aunswered hym nothing.

10 The hye priestes and scribes stoode foorth, and accused hym straytely.

11 And Herode with his men of warre despised him: and when he had mocked hym, he arayed hym in whyte clothing, and sent hym agayne to Pilate.

12 And the same day Pilate and Herode were made friendes together: For before they were at variaunce.

13 And Pilate called together the hye priestes, and the rulers, and the people,

14 And said vnto them: Ye haue brought this man vnto me, as one yt peruerteth the people: and behold, I examine him before you, & finde no fault in this man of those thinges wherof ye accuse hym:

15 No, nor yet Herode: For I sent you to hym, and loe nothing worthy of death is done to hym.

16 I wyll therefore chasten hym, and let hym loose.

17 For of necessitie he must haue let one loose vnto them at the feast.

18 And all the people cryed at once, saying: Away with him, and deliuer to vs Barabbas.

19 Which for a certaine insurrection made in the citie, and for murther, was cast in pryson.

20 Pilate spake agayne to them, wyllyng to let Iesus loose.

21 But they cryed, saying: Crucifie hym, crucifie hym.

22 He sayde vnto them the thirde tyme: What euyll hath he done? I finde no cause of death in hym, I wyll therefore chasten hym, and let hym go.

23 And they were instant with loude voyces, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voyces of them, and of the hye priestes preuayled.

24 And Pilate gaue sentence, that it should be as they required.

25 And he let loose vnto them, him that for insurrection and murther was caste into prison, whom they had desired, & he deliuered vnto them Iesus, to do with hym what they woulde.