15Immediately, ^ain the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and ^bdelivered Him to Pilate. ²^cThen Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.”

³And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He ^danswered nothing. ⁴^eThen Pilate asked Him again, saying, “Do You answer nothing? See how many things ¹they testify against You!” ⁵^fBut Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled.

⁶Now ^gat the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested. ⁷And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion. ⁸Then the multitude, ²crying aloud, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them. ⁹But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” ¹⁰For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.

¹¹But ^hthe chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them. ¹²Pilate answered and said to them again, “What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the ⁱKing of the Jews?”

¹³So they cried out again, “Crucify Him!”

¹⁴Then Pilate said to them, “Why, ^jwhat evil has He done?”

But they cried out all the more, “Crucify Him!”