Mark 15:1-12 ▼

1 And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation with the elders, and scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin, having bound Jesus, led [Him] away, and delivered [Him] to Pilate;

2 and Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answering said to him, “You say [it].”

3 And the chief priests were accusing Him of many things, [but He answered nothing.]

4 And Pilate again questioned Him, saying, “You do not answer anything? Behold, how many things they testify against You!”

5 And Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate wondered.

6 And at every celebration he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking for;

7 and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,

9 and Pilate answered them, saying, “Will you [that] I will release to you the King of the Jews?”

10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him up because of envy;

11 and the chief priests moved the multitude that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

12 And Pilate answering, again said to them, “What, then, will you [that] I will do to Him whom you call King of the Jews?”