Luke 23:18-23

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

18 ¹But they all cried out together, ²"Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"--

19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and ³for murder

20 Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus,

21 but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!

22 A third time he said to them, "Why, ⁴what evil has he done? ⁵I have found in him no guilt deserving death. ⁶I will therefore punish and release him."

23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed.