12 When the leading priests and the elders accused Jesus, he said nothing.
13 So Pilate said to Jesus, “Don’t you hear these people accusing you of all these things?”
14 But Jesus said nothing in answer to Pilate. Pilate was very surprised at this.
15 Every year at the time of Passover the governor would free one person from prison. This was always a person the people wanted to be set free.
16 At that time there was a man in prison who was known to be very bad. His name was Barabbas.
17 All the people gathered at Pilate’s house. Pilate said, “Which man do you want me to free: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ?”
18 Pilate knew that they gave Jesus to him because they were jealous.