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25 All the people answered, “·We and our children will be responsible for his death [L His blood be on us and on our children].”

26 Then he set Barabbas free. But he had Jesus ·beaten with whips [scourged; flogged] and handed over to the soldiers to be crucified.

27 The governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the ·governor’s palace [fortress; headquarters; L Praetorium], and ·they all gathered around him [or the whole regiment/company/cohort was assembled; C a cohort was about five hundred soldiers; here it may mean those of the cohort on duty].

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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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