Matthew 27:21

Contemporary English Version 1995

Pilate asked the crowd again, “Which of these two men do you want me to set free?” “Barabbas!” they shouted.

Cross References

Matthew 27:20

But the chief priests and the leaders convinced the crowds to ask for Barabbas to be set free and for Jesus to be killed.

Matthew 27:22

Pilate asked them, “What am I to do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?” They all yelled, “Nail him to a cross!”

Psalm 88:8

You have made my friends turn in horror from me. I am a prisoner who cannot escape,

Matthew 27:17

So when the crowd came together, Pilate asked them, “Which prisoner do you want me to set free? Do you want Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”

Luke 20:14

When the renters saw the owner's son, they said to one another, “Someday he will own the vineyard. Let's kill him! Then we can have it all for ourselves.”

Luke 23:13

Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people.