22. Pilate said to them the third time, “But what crime has he committed? I cannot find anything he has done to deserve death! I will have him whipped and set him free.”
23. But they kept on shouting at the top of their voices that Jesus should be crucified, and finally their shouting succeeded.
24. So Pilate passed the sentence on Jesus that they were asking for.
25. He set free the man they wanted, the one who had been put in prison for riot and murder, and he handed Jesus over for them to do as they wished.
26. The soldiers led Jesus away, and as they were going, they met a man from Cyrene named Simon who was coming into the city from the country. They seized him, put the cross on him, and made him carry it behind Jesus.
27. A large crowd of people followed him; among them were some women who were weeping and wailing for him.
28. Jesus turned to them and said, “Women of Jerusalem! Don't cry for me, but for yourselves and your children.