9. "Do you want me to let the king of the Jews go free?" asked Pilate.
10. He knew that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.
11. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd. So the crowd asked Pilate to let Barabbas go free instead.
12. "Then what should I do with the one you call the king of the Jews?" Pilate asked them.
13. "Crucify him!" the crowd shouted.
14. "Why? What wrong has he done?" asked Pilate. But they shouted even louder, "Crucify him!"
15. Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd. So he let Barabbas go free. He ordered that Jesus be whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.