So Pilate decided to grant their demand.
“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,
Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both.
Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.
But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed.
He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.
