14. Pilate asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?”But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
15. Pilate wanted to please the crowd, so he freed Barabbas for them. After having Jesus beaten with whips, he handed Jesus over to the soldiers to be crucified.
16. The soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s palace (called the Praetorium) and called all the other soldiers together.
17. They put a purple robe on Jesus and used thorny branches to make a crown for his head.
18. They began to call out to him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19. The soldiers beat Jesus on the head many times with a stick. They spit on him and made fun of him by bowing on their knees and worshiping him.