Mark 15:1-15 ▼

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?”

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

14 And Pilate said to them, “Why—what evil did He do?” And they cried out the more vehemently, “Crucify Him!”

15 And Pilate, resolving to do that which [was] satisfactory to the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and delivered up Jesus—having scourged [Him]—that He might be crucified.