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Mark 15:2-12
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Mark 15:2-12
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Pilate asked him, "Are you the 'King of the Jews'?"
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The high priests let loose a barrage of accusations.
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Pilate asked again, "Aren't you going to answer anything? That's quite a list of accusations."
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Still, he said nothing. Pilate was impressed, really impressed.
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It was a custom at the Feast to release a prisoner, anyone the people asked for.
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There was one prisoner called Barabbas, locked up with the insurrectionists who had committed murder during the uprising against Rome.
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As the crowd came up and began to present its petition for him to release a prisoner,
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Pilate anticipated them: "Do you want me to release the King of the Jews to you?"
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Pilate knew by this time that it was through sheer spite that the high priests had turned Jesus over to him.
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But the high priests by then had worked up the crowd to ask for the release of Barabbas.
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Pilate came back, "So what do I do with this man you call King of the Jews?"
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.