Matthew 27:21

English Standard Version 2016

The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”

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Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.

Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!”

You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape;

So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’

Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,