Mark 15:6-15 — Legacy Standard Bible

⁶^aNow at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. ⁷And the man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection. ⁸And the crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. ⁹And Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” ¹⁰For he was aware that the chief priests had delivered Him over because of envy. ¹¹But the chief priests stirred up the crowd ^ato ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. ¹²And answering again, Pilate was saying to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” ¹³And they shouted again, “Crucify Him!” ¹⁴But Pilate was saying to them, “Why? What evil did He do?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” ¹⁵And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus ^ascourged, he delivered Him over to be crucified.