Mark 15:1-10 ▼

1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

2 And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answering said to them, You say it.

3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answer you nothing? behold how many things they witness against you.

5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marveled.

6 Now at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done to them.

9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will you that I release to you the King of the Jews?

10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.