and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,
`Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause `others' to turn aside;
Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these `are' an abomination to Jehovah.
Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered `him' up that he may be crucified;
and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus -- having scourged `him' -- that he might be crucified.
And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,
and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will.
Then, therefore, did Pilate take Jesus and scourge `him',