When he had said this, he shouted in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

While they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust in the air,

He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

Then they shouted back, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to shout, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!”

When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said, “You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”

From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!”

Then they shouted out, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked, “Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied, “We have no king except Caesar!”