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When Pilate saw that it was no use to go on, but that a riot might break out, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for the death of this man! This is your doing!"
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The whole crowd answered, "Let the responsibility for his death fall on us and on our children!"
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Then Pilate set Barabbas free for them; and after he had Jesus whipped, he handed him over to be crucified.
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Then Pilate's soldiers took Jesus into the governor's palace, and the whole company gathered around him.
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They stripped off his clothes and put a scarlet robe on him.
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Then they made a crown out of thorny branches and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand; then they knelt before him and made fun of him. "Long live the King of the Jews!" they said.
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They spat on him, and took the stick and hit him over the head.
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When they had finished making fun of him, they took the robe off and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
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As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene named Simon, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
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They came to a place called Golgotha, which means, "The Place of the Skull."
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There they offered Jesus wine mixed with a bitter substance; but after tasting it, he would not drink it.
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