But they insisted with loud voices, asking that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed.
My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men who are set on fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
I destroyed the three shepherds in the span of one month. For my soul was impatient with them, and their souls detested me.
But he said more vehemently, “If I must die with You, I will not deny You.” They all said the same thing.
He said to them a third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found in Him no cause worthy of death. I will therefore chastise Him and release Him.”
So Pilate gave the sentence as they demanded.
But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to here.”