Now the governor having answered, he said to them, Which of the two do ye want I would release to you? And they said, Barabbas.
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Pilate says to them, What then shall I do to Jesus who is called Christ? They all say to him, He should be crucified.
Thou have put my acquaintances far from me. Thou have made me an abomination to them. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom do ye want I should release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?
But when the farmers saw him, they deliberated among themselves, saying, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, so that the inheritance may become ours.
And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,