have heard from his own mouth!" 023:001 The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate. 023:002 They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king." 023:003 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "So you say." 023:004 Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man." 023:005 But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place." 023:006 But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean. 023:007 When he found out that he was in Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days. 023:008 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him. 023:009 He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers. 023:010 The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. 023:011 Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate. 023:012 Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other. 023:013 Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 023:014 and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him. 023:015 Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. 023:016 I will therefore chastise him and release him." 023:017 Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast. 023:018 But they all cried out together, saying, "Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!"-- 023:019 one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder. 023:020 Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus, 023:021 but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!" 023:022 He said to them the third time, "Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him." 023:023 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed. 023:024 Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done. 023:025 He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.