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Luke - ch 23 v 1 - 20
- And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate.
- And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.
- And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.
- And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.
- But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place.
- But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.
- And when he knew that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these days.
- Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.
- And he questioned him in many words; but he answered him nothing.
- And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
- And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.
- And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
- And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
- and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
- no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.
- I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
- `Now he must needs release unto them at the feast one prisoner.'
- But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: --
- one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.
- And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus;
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