12 Then Pilate asked the crowd, “What do you want me to do with this man you say is the king of the Jews?”
13 They yelled, “Nail him to a cross!”
14 Pilate asked, “But what crime has he done?”“Nail him to a cross!” they yelled even louder.
15 Pilate wanted to please the crowd. So he set Barabbas free. Then he ordered his soldiers to beat Jesus with a whip and nail him to a cross.
16 The soldiers led Jesus inside the courtyard of the fortress and called together the rest of the troops.
17 They put a purple robe on him, and on his head they placed a crown that they had made out of thorn branches.
18 They made fun of Jesus and shouted, “Hey, you king of the Jews!”