Luke 23:24
Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.
Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Matthew 27:26
Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
Mark 15:15
Pilate, wishing to please the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
John 19:1
So Pilate then took Jesus, and flogged him.