6 Now during the feast, he used to release to them one prisoner, anyone they were asking for.
7 Now a man named Bar-Abba had been in jail with the rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion.
8 The crowd came up and began to request what he was accustomed to do for them.
9 But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”
10 For he knew that out of envy the ruling kohanim had handed Him over.
11 But the ruling kohanim stirred up the crowd, so he would release Bar-Abba to them instead.
12 Then answering again, Pilate said to them, “So what do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”