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Very early in the morning, the leading priests, the older leaders, the teachers of the law, and all the Jewish council decided what to do with Jesus. They tied him, led him away, and turned him over to Pilate, the governor.
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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.