25 And all the people answered, (A)“His blood be on us and (B)on our children!” 26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having (C)scourged[a] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

27 (D)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the (E)governor's headquarters,[b] and they gathered the whole (F)battalion[c] before him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:26 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
  2. Matthew 27:27 Greek the praetorium
  3. Matthew 27:27 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men

25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”(A)

26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged,(B) and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(C)

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium(D) and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.

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