3 The chief priests were accusing Jesus of many things,
4 so Pilate questioned him again, “Aren't you going to answer? Listen to all their accusations!”
5 Again Jesus refused to say a word, and Pilate was amazed.
6 At every Passover Festival Pilate was in the habit of setting free any one prisoner the people asked for.
7 At that time a man named Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder in the riot.
8 When the crowd gathered and began to ask Pilate for the usual favour,
9 he asked them, “Do you want me to set free for you the king of the Jews?”