Mark 15:7-15

7The man called Barabbas was imprisoned with the insurrectionists (revolutionaries) who had committed murder in the civil rebellion.

8The crowd came up and began asking Pilate to do as he usually did for them.

9Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to set free for you the King of the Jews?”

10For he was aware that the chief priests had turned Jesus over to him because of envy and resentment.

11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead.

12Again Pilate answered, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”

13They screamed back, “Crucify Him!”

14But Pilate asked them, “Why, what has He done that is evil?” But they screamed all the more, “Crucify Him!”

15So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over [to his soldiers] to be crucified.