Matthew 27:22-26 ▼

22 Pilate asked them, |Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?| They all said, |Let him be crucified!|

23 He asked, |What has he done wrong?| But they kept shouting louder and louder, |Let him be crucified!|

24 Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was about to break out instead. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, |I am innocent of this man's blood. Attend to that yourselves.|

25 All the people answered, |Let his blood be on us and our children!|

26 Then he released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.