>>644052
You arent techinally wrong. He gave the jews plenty of opportunities to let Jesus go, but they were so full of hate they wanted Him dead anyway. Pontius Pilate was only following his duty to Caesar.
For had Pontius Pilate let Jesus go, the jews would just complain directly to Caesar and have Pilate killed along side with Jesus. Looking back, this would have been the right thing to do, as dying with Jesus only shows to God that he was a true believer, but Pilate didn't.