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New Testament
Mark 15:6-15
Barabbas or Jesus?
6At each Festival, Pilate used to release to the people one prisoner whom they requested. 7There was one named Barabbas, who was imprisoned with the rebels and had committed murder in the rebellion. 8The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them what he usually did.
9Pilate replied, “Do you want me to release the King of the Jews to you?” 10In fact, he knew that it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed him over.
11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
12Again, Pilate replied to them, “Then what do you want me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?”
13“Crucify him!” they shouted back.
14But Pilate said to them, “Why? What has he done wrong?”
But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
15Since he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. After he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.