Bible Verses About Judge

And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,

and they had then a noted prisoner, called Barabbas,

they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, `Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?'

for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, `Nothing--to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

and the governor answering said to them, `Which of the two will ye that I shall release to you?' And they said, `Barabbas.'

Pilate saith to them, `What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, `Let be crucified!'

And the governor said, `Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, `Let be crucified.'

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, `I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye--ye shall see;'

and all the people answering said, `His blood is upon us, and upon our children!'

Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up that he may be crucified;

And the governor having read it , and inquired of what province he is, and understood that he is from Cilicia;

`I will hear thee--said he--when thine accusers also may have come;' he also commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.

for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, `To Caesar thou hast appealed; to Caesar thou shalt go.'