15:1 - And first thing in the morning, after consulting with the elders and scribes and the whole council, the chief priests tied Jesus up, and carried him off to Pilate.
15:2 - Pilate inquired, are you the King of the Jews? Jesus answered, It is you who say that
15:3 - The main priest kept accusing him of lots of things but he would never answer.
15:4 - And Pilate again asked him, Don’t you have anything to say? Listen to what they accuse you of.
15:5 - Pilate was in awe, for Jesus did not respond.
15:6 - At the feast he set free the prisoner of their choice.
15:7 - And there was man named Barabbas, who lay tied up together with his fellow rebels, who had committed murder during the uprising.
15:8 - And the crowd cried out, asking him to do what he had done for them before.
15:9 - Pilate said, You want me to release from the prison the King of the Jews?
15:10 - For he knew full well that it was jealousy that had motivated the high priests to turn him in.
