Luke 23:13-23

¹³Now Pilate summoned to himself the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, ¹⁴and he said to them, “You brought this Man to me on the ground that He is inciting the people to revolt; and behold, after examining Him before you, I have found no basis at all in the case of this Man for the charges which you are bringing against Him. ¹⁵No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him. ¹⁶Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.” ¹⁷[Now he was obligated to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

¹⁸But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas!” ¹⁹(He was one who had been thrown into prison for a revolt that took place in the city, and for murder.) ²⁰But Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again, ²¹but they kept on crying out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” ²²And he said to them a third time, “Why, what has this Man done wrong? I have found in His case no grounds for a sentence of death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.” ²³But they were insistent, with loud voices, demanding that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail.