Matthew 27:22

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Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"

Meanwhile the high priests and all of the Sanhedrin were trying to get evidence against Jesus, so as to have him put to death, but they found none;

So Pilate spoke to them once more, "What them shall I do to him you call 'King of the Jews'?"

Then Pilate spoke to them again, because he wished to release Jesus;

And it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about six o'clock in the morning. Then he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"

"Be it known unto you therefore, brothers, that remission of sins is proclaimed to you through this man;

So Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

"Though they found no cause of death in him, yet they asked Pilate to put him to death.