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.