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5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate wondered.
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But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
6 Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.
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Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested.
7 And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barab'bas.
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A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising.
8 And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them.
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The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.
9 And he answered them, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"
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“Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate,
10 For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.
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knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barab'bas instead.
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But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.
12 And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?"
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“What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.
13 And they cried out again, "Crucify him."
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“Crucify him!” they shouted.
14 And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him."
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“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barab'bas; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
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Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
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