Mark 15:6-11

6Now during the feast, he used to release to them one prisoner, anyone they were asking for.

7Now a man named Bar-Abba had been in jail with the rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion.

8The crowd came up and began to request what he was accustomed to do for them.

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

10For he knew that out of envy the ruling kohanim had handed Him over.

11But the ruling kohanim stirred up the crowd, so he would release Bar-Abba to them instead.