27:11 Then 1 Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, 2 “Are you the king 3 of the Jews?” Jesus 4 said, “You say so.” 5 27:12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond. 27:13 Then Pilate said to him, “Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?” 27:14 But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
27:15 During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, 6 whomever they wanted. 27:16 At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus 7 Barabbas. 27:17 So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus 8 Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?” 9 27:18 (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.) 10 27:19 As 11 he was sitting on the judgment seat, 12 his wife sent a message 13 to him: 14 “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; 15 I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream 16 about him today.” 27:20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. 27:21 The 17 governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!” 27:22 Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” 18 They all said, “Crucify him!” 19 27:23 He asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently, “Crucify him!”
27:24 When 20 Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!” 21 27:25 In 22 reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!” 27:26 Then he released Barabbas for them. But after he had Jesus flogged, 23 he handed him over 24 to be crucified. 25