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Then he released Barabbas to them

"Then Pilate released Barabbas to the crowd"

he scourged Jesus and handed him over to be crucified

It is implied that Pilate ordered his soldiers to scourge Jesus. Handing Jesus over to be crucified is a metaphor for ordering his soldiers to crucify Jesus. Alternate translation: "he ordered his soldiers to scourge Jesus and to crucify him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor )

scourged Jesus

"beat Jesus with a whip" or "whipped Jesus"