Matthew 27:20-31

New American Standard Bible

²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ^(A)ask for Barabbas, and to put Jesus to death. ²¹ And the governor ^[a]said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” ²² Pilate *said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus ^(B)who is called Christ?” They all *said, “^[b]Crucify Him!” ²³ But he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” Yet they kept shouting all the more, saying, “^[c]Crucify Him!”

²⁴ Now when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that ^(C)a riot was starting, he took water and ^(D)washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^(E)this Man’s blood; ^(F)you yourselves shall see.” ²⁵ And all the people replied, “^(G)His blood shall be on us and on our children!” ²⁶ Then he released Barabbas ^[d]for them; but after having Jesus ^(H)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

^27 (I)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into ^(J)the ^[e]Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman ^[f](K)cohort to Him. ²⁸ And they stripped Him and ^(L)put a red ^[g]cloak on Him. ^29 (M)And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a ^[h]reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “^(N)Hail, King of the Jews!” ³⁰ And ^(O)they spit on Him, and took the reed and beat Him on the head. ^31 (P)And after they had mocked Him, they took the cloak off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.