Matthew 27:15-26
Mark 15:6-15
Luke 23:13-25
John 18:38-19:16
Intro Questions
Jesus Condemned
to Die
Matthew 27:15–26; Mark 15:6–15; Luke
23:13–25; John 18:39–19:16
Mt 27:19While he [Pilate] was sitting on the
judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that
righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of Him!”
Lk 23:13–16Pilate called together the chief priests,
the leaders, and the people, 14and said to them, “You have brought
me this man as one who subverts the people. But in fact, after examining Him in
your presence, I have found no grounds to charge this man with those things you
accuse Him of. 15Neither has Herod, because he sent Him back to us.
Clearly, He has done nothing to deserve death. 16Therefore I will
have Him whipped and release Him.”
Mt 27:15–18At the festival it was the governor’s custom to release to the
crowd one prisoner†, whom
they wanted. 16At that time they had a notorious prisoner called
Barabbas. 17So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them,
“Whom do you want me to release for you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called
Messiah?” 18For he knew they had handed Him over because of envy.
Mt 27:20–21The chief priests and the elders,
however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus. 21The
governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” Lk
23:18–19Then they all cried out together, “Take this man away! Release
Barabbas to us!” 19(He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion
that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)
Mt 27:22aPilate asked them, “What should I do then
with Jesus, who is called Messiah?”
22bThey all answered, “Crucify Him!”
23aThen he said, “Why? What has He done wrong?”
23bBut they kept shouting, “Crucify Him!” all the more.
Jn 19:1–3Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2The soldiers also twisted a crown out of thorns, put it on His head, and threw a purple robe around Him. 3And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and were slapping His face.
4Pilate went
outside again and said to them, “Look, I’m bringing Him outside to you to let
you know I find no grounds for charging Him.”
5Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.
Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
6aWhen the chief priests and the temple police saw Him, they shouted,
“Crucify! Crucify!”
6bPilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no
grounds for charging Him.”
7“We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law
He must die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”
8When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever. 9He
went back into the headquarters and asked Jesus, “Where are You from?” But
Jesus did not give him an answer. 10So Pilate said to Him, “You’re
not talking to me? Don’t You know that I have the authority to release You and
the authority to crucify You?”
Authority from
Above
11“You would
have no authority over Me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given
you from above. This is why the one who handed Me over to you has the greater
sin.”
12From that moment Pilate made
every effort to release Him. But the Jews shouted, “If you release this
man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes
Caesar!”
13When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside. He sat down
on the judge’s bench in a place called the Stone Pavement (but in Hebrew
Gabbatha). 14It was the preparation day for the Passover, and it was
about six in the morning. Then he told the Jews, “Here is your king!”
15aBut they shouted, “Take Him away! Take Him away! Crucify Him!”
15bPilate said to them, “Should I crucify your king?”
15c“We have no king but Caesar!” the chief priests answered.
Mt 27:24–25When Pilate saw that he was getting
nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his
hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See
to it yourselves!” 25All the people answered, “His blood be on us
and on our children!”
Jn 19:16So then, because of them, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Therefore they took Jesus away.[1]
[1]
Knight, G. W. (2001). A simplified harmony of the Gospels (pp.
231–234). Holman Bible Publishers.
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The Flogging of Jesus
Luke’s Gospel reports Pilate’s promise to the crowd to have Jesus whipped or flogged. All the other Gospel writers report the actual flogging (Matt. 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1).
A flogging victim was beaten severely on the bare upper body with a whip. The leather thongs of such a whip had pieces of bone or metal attached to make it cut the flesh more effectively. As many as thirty or forty blows might be administered in such a beating.
The pain from this punishment was so severe that prisoners often passed out during the ordeal. The flesh was generally cut deeply by the blows, leading to loss of blood and dehydration. Jesus apparently was so weakened by His punishment that He was not able to carry the bar of His cross all the way to the crucifixion site (see Luke 23:26).
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