Mark 15:6-11

6During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, whomever they requested.

7A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.

8Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.

9So Pilate asked them, “Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”

10(For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.)

11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.