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| Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. | Jesus Sentenced to Die Mk.15.6-15 | Mt.27.15-26 | Lk.23.13-25 | Jn.18.39-19.16 |
| And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barab'bas. | |
| And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them. | |
| And he answered them, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?" | |
| For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. | |
| But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barab'bas instead. | |
| And Pilate again said to them, "Then what [do you want me] to do with the man [whom you call] the King of the Jews?" | |
| And they cried out again, "Crucify him." | |
| And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him." | |
| So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barab'bas; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. | |
