Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus — Pilate's formal handover (paredōken autois hina staurōthē, handed him over to them that he be crucified) marks the legal transfer to executioners. The simple statement—"they took Jesus"—indicates the soldiers' seizure for the final journey. John provides no elaborate Via Dolorosa narrative, no Synoptic women's lamentation; he moves directly toward the crucifixion itself.

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