And I will give the wicked for His burial, and the rich for His death; for He practiced no iniquity, nor craft with His mouth.

saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is [that] to us? You see to it!"

Now as he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him."

And Pilate, seeing that nothing was being gained, but rather a riot was starting, taking water, he washed his hands clean in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this just [Man]. You see to it."

So when the centurion and those with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were greatly afraid, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this Man."

said to them, "You have brought this Man to me, on the charge of misleading the people. And indeed, when I examined Him in your presence, I found no guilt in this Man in the matters which you bring as charges against Him;

and neither [did] Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing worthy of death has been done by Him.

But they cried out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"

And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this Man did nothing wrong."

And when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!"

Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And having said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no fault in Him.

Therefore, when the chief priests and the attendants saw Him, they cried out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "You take Him and crucify [Him], for I find no fault in Him."

For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, having been separated from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;

but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb blameless and spotless,

Those that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; my enemies that persecute me unrighteously are strengthened. Then I restored that which I took not away.

But His form was ignoble, and inferior to that of the children of men; [He was] a man in suffering, and acquainted with the bearing of sickness, for His face has turned from [us]; He was dishonored, and not esteemed.

Then the governor said, "Why, what evil did He do?" But they cried out all the more, saying, "Let Him be crucified!"

And all the people answered and said, "His blood [be] on us and on our children."

But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And their voices and [those] of the chief priests prevailed.

So Pilate decided [that] their request should be carried out.

From this [point] Pilate was seeking to release Him, but the Jews kept crying out, saying, "If you release this [Man], you are no friend of Caesar's. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar."

Now it was the Preparation [Day] of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"

Now hearing these things they were infuriated in their hearts, and were gnashing their teeth against him.

and he said, "Behold! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

But recognizing he was a Jew, there arose one voice from [them] all, calling out for two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

Now they were listening to him until this statement, and they lifted their voice saying, "Take away such a [man] from the earth, for it is not fitting [for] him to live!"

And as they were crying out and throwing off their clothes, and throwing dust in the air,