Jesus Taken to Pilate

15 And as soon as morning came, after* formulating a plan, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, tied up Jesus, led him* away, and handed him* over to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And he answered him and* said, “You say so.” 3 And the chief priests began to accusea him of many things. 4 So Pilate asked him again, saying, “Do you not answer anything? See how many charges* they are bringing against you!” 5 But Jesus did not answer anything further, so that Pilate was astonished.

Pilate Releases Barabbas

6 Now at each feast he customarily releasedb for them one prisoner whom they requested. 7 And the one named Barabbasc was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the rebellion. 8 And the crowd came up and* began to ask him to do as he customarily didd for them. 9 So Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?” 10 (For he realized that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.) 11 But the chief priests incited the crowd so that he would release for them Barabbas* instead. 12 So Pilate answered and said to them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the one whom you call the king of the Jews?” 13 And they shouted again, “Crucify him!” 14 And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”