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But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews?
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(For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.)
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But the chief priests moved the people that he should rather release Barabbas to them.
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And Pilate answered, and said again to them, What will ye then that I shall do [to him] whom ye call the King of the Jews?
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And they cried out again, Crucify him.
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Then Pilate said to them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
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And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.
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And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band;
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And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his [head],
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And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
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And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and bowing [their] knees, worshiped him.