1And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.
2And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.
3And the chief priests said a number of things against him.
4And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.
5But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.
6Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.
7And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.
