Matthew 27:1-26 | Mark 15:1-15 | Luke 22:66-23:25 | John 18:28-19:16

After being questioned by the High Priest and the rulers of the temple, Jesus is taken by them to Pilate, where they petitioned him to crucify Jesus for blasphemy.  Pilate makes many attempts to avoid doing that, saying that he could find no fault in Jesus, and even trying to pass Him off to Herod, but that didn’t work either.  He also tried releasing Him outright, but the Jews would have none of that, and demanded that he release Barabbas instead, who was a convicted insurrectionist, robber, and murderer.

Jesus confirmed to Pilate that He was a king, but that His kingdom was not of this world, and therefore not a threat to him, or to Rome.  Jesus tells Pilate that all of this is happening because it has been approved by His Father in heaven, and that he would have no ability to kill Him if that wasn’t the case.

Pilate finally turns Jesus over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified after having Him scourged.