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!”
19. Then they beat him on the head with a stick. They spat on him and knelt down and pretended to worship him.
20. When the soldiers had finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple robe. They put his own clothes back on him and led him off to be nailed to a cross.