The Parallel Gospels
9. Arrest & Trial

^{JN 18:1}When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples over the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden, in which He entered with His disciples.

^{MT 26:36}Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

³⁷And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed. ³⁸Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”

^{MK 14:32}They came to a place named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here until I have prayed.”

³³And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled. ³⁴And He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”

^{LK 22:40}When He arrived at the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

^{MT 26:39}And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

⁴⁰And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour? ⁴¹Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

^{MK 14:35}And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by. ³⁶And He was saying, “Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.”

³⁷And He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour? ³⁸Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

^{LK 22:41}And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and began to pray, ⁴²saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.”

⁴³Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

⁴⁵When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, ⁴⁶and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

^{MT 26:42}He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

⁴³Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

^{MK 14:39}Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.

⁴⁰And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

^{MT 26:44}And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

⁴⁵Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

^{MT 26:44}And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

⁴⁵Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

^{JN 18:2}Now Judas also, who was betraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus had often met there with His disciples. ³Judas then, having received the Roman cohort and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

⁴So Jesus, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and said to them, “Whom do you seek?”

⁵They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

He said to them, “I am He.”

And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. ⁶So when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

⁷Therefore He again asked them, “Whom do you seek?”

And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

⁸Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you seek Me, let these go their way,” ⁹to fulfill the word which He spoke, “Of those whom You have given Me I lost not one.”

^{MT 26:47}While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.” ⁴⁹Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

⁵⁰And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come for.”

Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

^{MK 14:43}Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard.” ⁴⁵After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

⁴⁶They laid hands on Him and seized Him.

^{LK 22:47}While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

^{MT 26:51}And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

⁵²Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword. ⁵³Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”

^{MK 14:47}But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

^{LK 22:49}When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” ⁵⁰And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹But Jesus answered and said, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

^{JN 18:10}Simon Peter then, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus. ¹¹So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?”

^{MT 26:55}At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me. ⁵⁶But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.”

^{MK 14:48}And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber? ⁴⁹Every day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures.”

^{LK 22:52}Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against a robber? ⁵³While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

^{MT 26:56b}Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

^{MK 14:50}And they all left Him and fled. ⁵¹A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him. ⁵²But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

^{JN 18:12}So the Roman cohort and the commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him, ¹³and led Him to Annas first; for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. ¹⁴Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.

¹⁹The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. ²⁰Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret. ²¹Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard what I spoke to them; they know what I said.”

²²When He had said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?”

²³Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?”

^{MT 26:57}Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. ⁵⁸But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the officers to see the outcome.

^{MK 14:53}They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together. ⁵⁴Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself at the fire.

^{LK 22:54}Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was following at a distance.

^{JN 18:24}So Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

^{JN 18:15}Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into the court of the high priest, ¹⁶but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

^{MT 26:69}Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”

⁷⁰But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.”

^{MK 14:66}As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came, ⁶⁷and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”

⁶⁸But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he went out onto the porch.

^{LK 22:55}After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. ⁵⁶And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.”

⁵⁷But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

^{JN 18:17}Then the slave-girl who kept the door said to Peter, “You are not also one of this man’s disciples, are you?”

He said, “I am not.”

¹⁸Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

^{MT 26:67}Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him, ⁶⁸and said, “Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?”

^{LK 22:63}Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating Him, 64and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” ⁶⁵And they were saying many other things against Him, blaspheming.

^{LK 22:66}When it was day, the Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their council chamber...

^{MT 26:59}Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death. ⁶⁰They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward, ⁶¹and said, “This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.’”

⁶²The high priest stood up and said to Him, “Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

⁶³But Jesus kept silent.

^{MK 14:55}Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any. ⁵⁶For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent. ⁵⁷Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying, ⁵⁸“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” ⁵⁹Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.

⁶⁰The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

^61aBut He kept silent and did not answer.

^{MT 26:63b}And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

⁶⁴Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

⁶⁵Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; ⁶⁶what do you think?”

They answered, “He deserves death!”

^{MK 14:61b}Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

⁶²And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

⁶³Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? ⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?”

And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

...saying, ^{LK 22:67}“If You are the Christ, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; ⁶⁸and if I ask a question, you will not answer. ⁶⁹But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

⁷⁰And they all said, “Are You the Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “Yes, I am.”

⁷¹Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

^{MK 14:65}Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.

^{MT 27:1}Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death; ²and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.

^{MK 15:1}Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.

^{LK 23:1}Then the whole body of them got up and brought Him before Pilate.

^{MT 26:71}When he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

⁷²And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.”

⁷³A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away.”

⁷⁴Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

⁷⁵And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

^{MK 14:69}The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This is one of them!”

⁷⁰But again he denied it.

And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too.”

⁷¹But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

⁷²Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he began to weep.

^{LK 22:58}A little later, another saw him and said, “You are one of them too!”

But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

⁵⁹After about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, for he is a Galilean too.”

⁶⁰But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.”

Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” ⁶²And he went out and wept bitterly.

^{JN 18:25}Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You are not also one of His disciples, are you?”

He denied it, and said, “I am not.”

²⁶One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?”

²⁷Peter then denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.

^{MT 27:3}Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, ⁴saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

⁵And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

⁶The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood.” ⁷And they conferred together and with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers. ⁸For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

⁹Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel; ¹⁰and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”

^{JN 18:28}Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. ²⁹Therefore Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”

³⁰They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”

³¹So Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.”

The Jews said to him, “We are not permitted to put anyone to death,” ³²to fulfill the word of Jesus which He spoke, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die.

^MT 27:11Now Jesus stood before the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

¹²And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.

¹³Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?”

¹⁴And He did not answer him with regard to even a single charge, so the governor was quite amazed.

^MK 15:2Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

And He answered him, “It is as you say.”

³The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly.

⁴Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”

⁵But Jesus made no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.

^LK 23:2And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”

³So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

And He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

^JN 18:33Therefore Pilate entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

³⁴Jesus answered, “Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?”

³⁵Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered You to me; what have You done?”

³⁶Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.”

³⁷Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?”

Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”

^38aPilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

^{LK 23:4}Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”

⁵But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place.”

⁶When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. ⁷And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at that time.

^{LK 23:8}Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him. ⁹And he questioned Him at some length; but He answered him nothing. ¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vehemently. ¹¹And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

¹²Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been enemies with each other.

^{MT 27:15}Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the people any one prisoner whom they wanted. ¹⁶At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. ¹⁷So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” ¹⁸For he knew that because of envy they had handed Him over.

^{MK 15:6}Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. ⁷The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection. ⁸The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.

^{MT 27:19}While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”

^{LK 23:13}Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people, ¹⁴and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who incites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no guilt in this man regarding the charges which you make against Him. ¹⁵No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him. ¹⁶Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

^{MT 27:20}But the chief priests and the e^{MT 27:20}rsuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death. ²¹But the governor said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?”

And they said, “Barabbas.”

²²Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”

They all said, “Crucify Him!”

²³And he said, “Why, what evil has He done?”

But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Crucify Him!”

^{MK 15:9}Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” ¹⁰For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.

¹¹But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.

¹²Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”

¹³They shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

¹⁴But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?”

But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!”

^{LK 23:17}Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner. ¹⁸But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!” ¹⁹(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.)

²⁰Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again, ²¹but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

²²And he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt demanding death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

^{JN 18:38b}And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no guilt in Him. ³⁹But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release for you the King of the Jews?”

⁴⁰So they cried out again, saying, “Not this Man, but Barabbas.”

Now Barabbas was a robber.

^{MT 27:27}Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him. ²⁸They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. ²⁹And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ³⁰They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.

^{MK 15:16}The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole Roman cohort. ¹⁷They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; ¹⁸and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.

^{JN 19:1}Pilate then took Jesus and scourged Him. ²And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him; ³and they began to come up to Him and say, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and to give Him slaps in the face.

^{JN 19:4}Pilate came out again and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.” ⁵Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the Man!”

⁶So when the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!”

Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him.”

⁷The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”

^{JN 19:8}Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid; ⁹and he entered into the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?”

But Jesus gave him no answer.

¹⁰So Pilate said to Him, “You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?”

¹¹Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

^{JN 19:12}As a result of this Pilate made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar.”

¹³Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. ¹⁴Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”

¹⁵So they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!”

Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?”

The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

^{MT 27:24}When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”

2⁵And all the people said, “His blood shall be on us and on our children!”

^{MT 27:26}Then he released Barabbas for them; but after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

^MK 15:15Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

^{LK 23:23}But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail. ²⁴And Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted. ²⁵And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.

^{JN 19:16}So he then handed Him over to them to be crucified.

^{MT 27:31}After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

^{MK 15:20}After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.