Mark 15:1–9
1Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders, scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.↗
2Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered,“So you say.”↗
3The chief priests accused him of many things.↗
4Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!”↗
5But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate marveled.↗
6Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whomever they asked of him.↗
7There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.↗
8The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.↗
9Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”↗
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