12 tadArabhya pIlAtastaM mOcayituM cESTitavAn kintu yihUdIyA ruvantO vyAharan yadImaM mAnavaM tyajasi tarhi tvaM kaisarasya mitraM na bhavasi, yO janaH svaM rAjAnaM vakti saEva kaimarasya viruddhAM kathAM kathayati|
13 EtAM kathAM zrutvA pIlAtO yIzuM bahirAnIya nistArOtsavasya AsAdanadinasya dvitIyapraharAt pUrvvaM prastarabandhananAmni sthAnE 'rthAt ibrIyabhASayA yad gabbithA kathyatE tasmin sthAnE vicArAsana upAvizat|
14 anantaraM pIlAtO yihUdIyAn avadat, yuSmAkaM rAjAnaM pazyata|
15 kintu EnaM dUrIkuru, EnaM dUrIkuru, EnaM kruzE vidha, iti kathAM kathayitvA tE ravitum Arabhanta; tadA pIlAtaH kathitavAn yuSmAkaM rAjAnaM kiM kruzE vEdhiSyAmi? pradhAnayAjakA uttaram avadan kaisaraM vinA kOpi rAjAsmAkaM nAsti|
16 tataH pIlAtO yIzuM kruzE vEdhituM tESAM hastESu samArpayat, tatastE taM dhRtvA nItavantaH|