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Mark 15:2-12
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Mark 15:2-12
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Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Those are your words."
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The leading priests accused Jesus of many things.
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So Pilate asked Jesus another question, "You can see that they are accusing you of many things. Aren't you going to answer?"
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But Jesus still said nothing, so Pilate was very surprised.
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Every year at the time of the Passover the governor would free one prisoner whom the people chose.
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At that time, there was a man named Barabbas in prison who was a rebel and had committed murder during a riot.
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The crowd came to Pilate and began to ask him to free a prisoner as he always did.
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So Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to free the king of the Jews?"
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Pilate knew that the leading priests had turned Jesus in to him because they were jealous.
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But the leading priests had persuaded the people to ask Pilate to free Barabbas, not Jesus.
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Then Pilate asked the crowd again, "So what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?"
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Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.