So Pilate asked them, “What do you want me to do with this one you call the king of the Jews?”
He’s the one God has exalted and seated at his right hand as our Savior and Champion. He is the provider of grace as the Redeemer of Israel.
They accused him of false testimony, saying, “This man tells us not to pay our taxes to Caesar. And he proclaims himself to be Christ the King and Messiah. He’s a deceiver of our nation.”
Tell Zion’s daughter: “Look, your King arrives! He’s coming to you humbly, sitting on a donkey, riding on a donkey’s colt.”
But the ruling priests stirred up the crowd to incite them to ask for Barabbas instead.
They all shouted back, “Crucify him!”