4 [15:1]And immediately in the morning, the chief priests taking counsel with the elders, and scribes, and all the Sanhedrim, bound Jesus, and brought and delivered him to Pilate. [15:2]And Pilate asked him, Are you the king of the Jews? And Jesus answered and said to him, As you say. [15:3]And the chief priests accused him of many things. [15:4]And Pilate again asked him saying, Do you answer nothing? see how many things they charge against you. [15:5]And Jesus answered him not any more; so that Pilate wondered. 5 [15:6]And at the feast he released to them a prisoner, whomsoever they chose. [15:7]And there was a man called Barabbas, bound with the insurgents, who had committed murder in a sedition. [15:8]And the multitude went up and requested as he had always done to them. [15:9]And Pilate answered them, saying, Do you wish me to release to you the king of the Jews? [15:10]For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up from envy. [15:11]But the chief priests moved the people that he should rather release Barabbas to them. 6 [15:12]And Pilate again answered and said to them, What, then, do you wish me to do to him whom you call the king of the Jews? [15:13]And they cried again, Crucify him! [15:14]And Pilate said to them, [Why]? for what evil has he done? But they cried more violently, Crucify him! [15:15]And Pilate wishing to satisfy the multitude released to them Barabbas; and having scourged Jesus delivered him up to be crucified. CHAPTER XVI. CHRIST CRUCIFIED, HIS DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION. 1 [15:16]AND the soldiers led him away into the court which is the Praetorium, and called together all the cohort. [15:17]And they put on him a purple garment, and plaiting a thorny crown put it on him. [15:18]And they saluted him, Hail, king of the Jews! [15:19]And they struck his head with a reed, and beat him, and kneeling down worshipped him. [15:20]And when they had mocked him they took off the purple garment, and put on him his own clothes, and they led him away to crucify him, [15:21]and compelled one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing along, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. 2 [15:22]And they brought him to Golgotha, which is interpreted A place of a cranium, [15:23]and gave him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it. [15:24]And they crucified him, and divided his clothes, casting lots for them which should take any thing. [15:25]And it was the third hour when they crucified him, [15:26]and the inscription of his accusation was written, THE KING OF THE JEWS.