But they shouted again, “Kill him! Kill him on a cross!”
The people shouted, “Kill him on a cross!”
Pilate wanted to let Jesus go free. So again Pilate told them that he would let Jesus go.
A third time Pilate said to the people, “Why? What wrong has he done? He is not guilty. I can find no reason to kill him. So I will let him go free after I punish him a little.”
But the people continued to shout. They demanded that Jesus be killed on the cross. Their shouting became so loud that
They yelled, “Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a cross!”
They could not find any real reason why Jesus should die, but they asked Pilate to kill him.
