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And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away and delivered him to Pilate.
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And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.
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And the chief priests accused him in many things.
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And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? Behold in how many things they accuse thee.
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But Jesus still answered nothing: so that Pilate wondered.
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Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.
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And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.
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And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do as he had ever done unto them.
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And Pilate answered them and said: Will you that I release to you the king of the Jews?
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For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of 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 again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews?
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But they again cried out: Crucify him.
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And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him.
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And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas: and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
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And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace: and they called together the whole band.
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And they clothed him with purple: and, platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon him.
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And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews.
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And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him. And bowing their knees, they adored him.
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And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him and put his own garments on him: and they led him out to crucify him.
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And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his cross.
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And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary.
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And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh. But he took it not.
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And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
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And it was the third hour: and they crucified him.