and Pilate gave the sentence they demanded.
Don't follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give evidence in a lawsuit, don't corrupt justice by siding with the majority.
The Lord hates it when the wicked are acquitted and the innocent condemned.
Then he released Barabbas to them, but he had Jesus flogged and sent to be crucified.
Wanting to please the mob, Pilate released Barabbas to them. First he had Jesus flogged and then handed him over to be crucified.
But they continued insisting with loud shouts, demanding that he be crucified. Their shouting succeeded,
He released the man imprisoned for rebellion and murder, but he sent Jesus to be put to death in accordance with their demands.
Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.
