Mark 15:1-10 ▼

1 AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? He answering said to him, Thou sayest true.

3 And the chief priests laid many accusations against him.

4 Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.

5 But Jesus notwithstanding made not a word of reply; so that Pilate marvelled.

6 Now at the feast, he released one prisoner to them, whomsoever they petitioned for.

7 And there was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made an insurrection with him, and had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 And the multitude, clamorous, began to petition him to do, as he had always done to them.

9 Then Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

10 (For he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up.)