7. There was one named Barabbas, who had committed murder in the insurrection and was bound with the rebels.
8. The crowd began crying aloud, asking Pilate to do as he had always done for them.
9. He answered them, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
10. For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over out of envy.
11. But the chief priests stirred the people, so that he should instead release Barabbas to them.
12. Pilate answered them again, “What then would you have me do to Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
13. They again cried out, “Crucify Him!”
14. Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?”But they cried out even more, “Crucify Him!”
15. So Pilate, resolving to satisfy the people, released Barabbas to them. And when he had scourged Jesus, he handed Him over to be crucified.
16. The soldiers led Him away to Praetorium Hall, and they called together the entire battalion.
17. They clothed Him with a purple robe. And they wove a crown of thorns and put it on His head,
18. and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”