70. And they all said, "Are you therefore the Son of God?" He answered them, "You say that I am."

71. And they said, "What other testimony do we need?" for we ourselves have heard from His mouth.

Chapter 23

1. And all their multitude arose, and brought him before Pilate,

2. and they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found that he corrupts our people, and forbids us to give tribute to Caesar, calling himself Christ the King."

3. Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered and said unto him, Thou speakest.

4. Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, "I find no fault in this man."

5. But they insisted, saying that he was stirring up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee to this place.

6. When Pilate heard about Galilee, he asked, "Is he a Galilean?"

7. And when he learned that he was from the province of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem in those days.

8. When Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard much about him, and hoped to see some miracle from him,

9. and asked him many questions, but he answered him nothing.

10. And the chief priests and scribes stood and accused him violently.

11. But Herod and his soldiers, having despised him and mocked him, dressed him in bright clothes and sent him back to Pilate.

12. And Pilate and Herod became friends with each other that day, for they had formerly been at enmity with one another.

13. And Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

14. сказал им: вы привели ко мне человека сего, как развращающего народ; и вот, я при вас исследовал и не нашел человека сего виновным ни в чем том, в чем вы обвиняете Его;

15. и Ирод также, ибо я посылал Его к нему; и ничего не найдено в Нем достойного смерти;

16. итак, наказав Его, отпущу.

17. А ему и нужно было для праздника отпустить им одного узника.

18. Но весь народ стал кричать: смерть Ему! а отпусти нам Варавву.