20. Pilate addressed them again because he wanted to release Jesus.
21. They kept shouting out, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"
22. For the third time, Pilate said to them, "Why? What wrong has he done? I’ve found no legal basis for the death penalty in his case. Therefore, I will have him whipped, then let him go."
23. But they were adamant, shouting their demand that Jesus be crucified. Their voices won out.
24. Pilate issued his decision to grant their request.