9. He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.
10. The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
11. Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.
12. Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.
13. Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
14. and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
15. Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
16. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
17. Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.
18. But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—