“When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.”
When the chief priests and the police saw him, they shouted, 'Crucify him! Crucify him!' Pilate said to them, 'Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no case against him.' — The leaders' savage response ("Crucify! Crucify!") to the pitiful sight reveals their determination transcends rational accusation. Pilate's deflection—"Take him yourselves"—reminds them that only Romans can execute; the governor maintains that the legal burden has not shifted. His reiterated innocence finding creates legal tension: the accused is both innocent and condemned.
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