8 And when the crowd had ascended, they began to petition him to do as he always did for them.
9 But Pilate answered them and said, 'Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?'
10 For he knew that it was out of envy that the leaders of the priests had betrayed him.
11 Then the chief priests incited the crowd, so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
12 But Pilate, responding again, said to them: 'Then what do you want me to do with the king of the Jews?'
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