" ▁ro be ▁to ▁wear . ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁G osp els ▁relate ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁Bar ab bas ▁ ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Pil ate ▁instead ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁Matthew , ▁Mark ▁and ▁John ▁have ▁Pil ate ▁offer ▁a ▁choice ▁between ▁Jesus ▁and ▁Bar ab bas ▁to ▁the ▁crowd ; ▁Luke ▁lists ▁no ▁choice ▁offered ▁by ▁Pil ate , ▁but ▁represents ▁the ▁crowd ▁demand ing ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁In ▁all ▁the ▁G osp els , ▁Pil ate ▁asks ▁Jesus ▁if ▁he ▁is ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁and ▁Jesus ▁rep lies ▁" So ▁you ▁say ". ▁Once ▁condem ned ▁by ▁Pil ate , ▁he ▁was ▁f log ged ▁before ▁execution . ▁The ▁Can on ical ▁G osp els , ▁except ▁Luke , ▁record ▁that ▁Jesus ▁is ▁then ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁soldiers ▁to ▁the ▁Pra et or ium ▁where , ▁according ▁to ▁Matthew ▁and ▁Mark , ▁the ▁whole ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁soldiers ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁together . ▁They ▁place ▁a ▁pur ple ▁ro be ▁on ▁him , ▁put ▁a ▁crown ▁of ▁th orn s ▁on ▁his ▁head , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁Matthew , ▁put ▁a ▁rod ▁in ▁his ▁hand . ▁They ▁mock ▁him ▁by ▁ha iling ▁him ▁as ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ", ▁pay ing ▁hom age ▁and ▁hitting ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁with ▁the ▁rod . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John , ▁Pil ate ▁has ▁Jesus ▁brought ▁out ▁a ▁second ▁time , ▁we aring ▁the ▁pur ple ▁ro be ▁and ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁th orn s