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And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, `Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'
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And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;
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and the governor answering said to them, `Which of the two will ye [that] I shall release to you?' And they said, `Barabbas.'
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Pilate saith to them, `What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, `Let be crucified!'
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And the governor said, `Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, `Let be crucified.'
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And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, `I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;'
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and all the people answering said, `His blood [is] upon us, and upon our children!'
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Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] up that he may be crucified;
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then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;
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and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak,
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and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put [it] on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, `Hail, the king of the Jews.'