1. And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered [him] to Pilate;
2. and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say [it].'
3. And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, [but he answered nothing.]
4. And Pilate again questioned him, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'
5. and Jesus did no more answer anything, so that Pilate wondered.
6. And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;
7. and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.
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 ye [that] I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'
10. for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;
11. and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.
12. And Pilate answering, again said to them, `What, then, will ye [that] I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?'