Luke 23:3-20
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3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
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4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
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5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
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6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.
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7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
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8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
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9 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.
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10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
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11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
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12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
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13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
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14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
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15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
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16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
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17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
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18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
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19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
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20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.