6 Well, from festival to festival, he used to release to them one prisoner whom they requested.+ 7 At the time the man named Bar·abʹbas was in prison with the seditionists, who in their sedition had committed murder. 8 So the crowd came up and began to make their request according to what Pilate used to do for them. 9 He responded to them, saying: “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”+ 10 For Pilate was aware that out of envy the chief priests had handed him over.+

39 Moreover, you have a custom that I should release a man to you at the Passover.+ So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”