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And immediately ,
in the morning ,
the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council ;
and they bound Jesus ,
led Him away ,
and delivered Him to Pilate .
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And Pilate asked Him ,
Are You the King of the Jews ?
He answered and said to him ,
It is as you say .
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And the chief priests accused Him of many things ,
but He answered nothing .
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Then Pilate asked Him again ,
saying ,
Do You answer nothing ?
Behold how many things they witness against You !
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But Jesus still answered nothing ,
so that Pilate marveled .
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Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them ,
whomever they asked .
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And there was one named Barabbas ,
who was in bonds with his fellow rebels ;
they had committed murder in the insurrection .
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And the multitude ,
crying aloud ,
began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them .
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But Pilate answered them ,
saying ,
Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews ?
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For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him up because of envy .
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But the chief priests stirred up the crowd ,
so that he should rather release Barabbas to them .
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So Pilate answered and said to them again ,
What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews ?
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And they cried out again ,
Crucify Him !
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Then Pilate said to them ,
Why ,
what evil has He done ?
But they cried out all the more ,
Crucify Him !
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So Pilate ,
intending to gratify the crowd ,
released Barabbas to them ;
and he delivered Jesus ,
after he had scourged Him ,
to be crucified .