Mark 15:9

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

8So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.9“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.10For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

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Berean Standard Bible
“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
Bible in Basic English
And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?
Free Bible Version
“Do you want me to release to you the King of Jews?” he asked them,
Geneva Bible 1599
Then Pilate answered them, and said, Will ye that I let loose vnto you the King of ye Iewes?
King James (Authorized) Version
But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
One Unity Resource Bible
Pilate [Armed with javelin] answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews [Praisers]?”
Plain English Version
Pilate knew that the bosses of the Jewish ceremonies were jealous of Jesus, and that was the only reason why they brought him to Pilate. They wanted Pilate to kill him. So when those Jerusalem people asked Pilate to let a prisoner go free, Pilate said, “All right, how about I let Jesus go? You reckon he says that he is your big boss. What do you reckon, will I let him go?” But the ceremony bosses got all those people to be angry with Jesus, and those people told Pilate, “No. Not him. We want you to let Barabbas go free.”
Translation for Translators
Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the man whom you Jewish people say is your king?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Pilate answered them and said, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
Noah Webster Bible
But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release to you the King of the Jews?
World English Bible
Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
Young's Literal Translation
and Pilate answered them, saying, 'Will ye [that] I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'