And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away and delivered him to Pilate. 2And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it. 3And the chief priests accused him in many things. 4And Pilate again asked him, saying: Answerest thou nothing? Behold in how many things they accuse thee. 5But Jesus still answered nothing: so that Pilate wondered. 6Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded. 7And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder. 8And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do as he had ever done unto them. 9And Pilate answered them and said: Will you that I release to you the king of the Jews? 10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of envy. 11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas to them. 12And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews? 13But they again cried out: Crucify him. 14And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him. 15And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas: and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.