Complex sentence: Jesus, whom Christians believe to be the Son of God as well as the Messiah, was arrested, tried, and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally crucified.
Split into simpler sentences: Jesus, whom Christians believe to be the Son of God as well as the Messiah. He was arrested, tried, and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally crucified.