² After tying Him up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate,^[a] the governor.^(A)

³⁰ They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal,^[a] we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.”

³¹ So Pilate told them, “Take Him yourselves and judge Him according to your law.”

“It’s not legal^[b] for us to put anyone to death,” the Jews declared.

¹³ The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers,^(A) has glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate,^(B) when he had decided to release Him.