Matthew 27:11-36

Williams(i) 11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Yes." 12 And while the charges were being made against Him by the high priests and elders, He made no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to Him, "Do you not hear how strong is the evidence they are bringing against you?" 14 But He did not answer him a single word, so that the governor was dumbfounded beyond expression. 15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to set any prisoner free whom the people wanted. 16 At that time they had a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. 17 So when they met for this purpose, Pilate asked them, "Which one do you want me to set free, Barabbas, or Jesus, the so-called Christ?" 18 For he knew that they had turned Him over to the court out of envy. 19 Now while he was on the bench, his wife sent him this word, "Do not have anything to do with that righteous man, for I have this morning suffered excruciating pain in a dream caused by Him." 20 But the high priests and the elders lined up the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death. 21 Still the governor answered, "Which of the two do you want me to set free for you?" And they said, "Barabbas." 22 Pilate asked them, "What then shall I do with Jesus. the so-called Christ?" They all answered, "Have Him crucified!" 23 He asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they kept on shouting louder and louder, "Have Him crucified!" 24 So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves." 25 And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!" 26 Then he set Barabbas free for them, but had Jesus flogged and turned over to be crucified. 27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the barracks, and gathered about Him the whole battalion. 28 Then they stripped Him, and put a purple cloak on Him, 29 and made a crown of thorns and set it on His head, and they put a stick in His hand, and kneeling before Him they made sport of Him, saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" 30 And they spit on Him, and took the stick and kept hitting Him on the head. 31 And when they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the cloak, and put His own clothes back on Him, and led Him away to be crucified. 32 As they were going out of the city, they found a Cyrenian named Simon, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross. 33 When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull, 34 they gave Him some wine mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. 35 Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes by drawing lots, 36 and sitting down they kept watch of Him there.