King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council , and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

KJVu: 1 Immediately in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council . They bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

KJV:   2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

KJVu: 2 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews? " He answered and said to him, "You say it."

KJV:   3 And the chief priests accused him of many things : but he answered nothing.

KJVu: 3 The chief priests accused him of many things , but he answered nothing.

KJV:   4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

KJVu: 4 Then Pilate asked him again, saying, "Will you answer nothing? Behold how many things they testify against you."

KJV:   5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

KJVu: 5 But Jesus answered nothing; so that Pilate was amazed.

KJV:   6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

KJVu: 6 Now at the feast he released one prisoner to them, whomever they desired.

KJV:   7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

KJVu: 7 And there was one named Barabbas, who lay bound with those who had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

KJV:   8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

KJVu: 8 And the multitude crying aloud began to ask him to do as he had always done for them.

Notes: "Ever" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G104 with a Strong’s definition of "always, constantly."

KJV:   9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

KJVu: 9 But Pilate answered them, saying, "Do YOU want me to release to YOU the King of the Jews? "

KJV:   10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

KJVu: 10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

KJV:   11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

KJVu: 11 But the chief priests stirred up the people, so that he would rather release Barabbas to them.

Notes: "Moved" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G383 with a Strong’s definition of "move, stir up."

KJV:   12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

KJVu: 12 So Pilate answered and said again to them, "What then do YOU want me to do to him whom YOU call the King of the Jews? "

KJV:   13 And they cried out again, Crucify him .

KJVu: 13 They cried out again, "Crucify him !"

KJV:   14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

KJVu: 14 Then Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done? " But they cried out all the more, "Crucify him !"

KJV:   15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

KJVu: 15 So Pilate, willing to make the people content, released Barabbas to them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

KJV:   16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium ; and they call together the whole band.

KJVu: 16 The soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium , and they called together the whole band.

KJV:   17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

KJVu: 17 They clothed him with purple, and weaved a crown of thorns, and put it on his head,

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