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Pilatesaid to them, "Thenwhat shall I do with Jesus1who is calledChrist?" They allsaid, "Crucify Him!"
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And he said, "Why, whatevil has He done?" But they kept shoutingall the more, saying, "Crucify Him!"
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When Pilatesaw that he was accomplishingnothing, but rather that 2a riot was starting, he tookwater and 3washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I aminnocent of 4thisMan'sblood; 5see to that yourselves."
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And all the peoplesaid, "6His blood shall be on us and on our children!"
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Then he releasedBarabbas for them; but after having Jesus7scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
278Then the soldiers of the governortookJesus into 9the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman 10cohortaround Him.
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They stripped Him and 11put a scarletrobe on Him.
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12And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His righthand; and they kneltdownbefore Him and mocked Him, saying, "13Hail, King of the Jews!"
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14They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.
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15After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robeoff Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
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16As they were coming out, they found a man of 17CyrenenamedSimon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.