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And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered [him] to Pilate;
2
and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say [it].'
3
And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, [but he answered nothing.]
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And Pilate again questioned him, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'
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and Jesus did no more answer anything, so that Pilate wondered.
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And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;
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and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.
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And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,