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Mark 15:11

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But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

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“Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, members of the royal family!

But the chief priests and the elders convinced the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death.

for he realized that it was because of their jealousy of Jesus that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.

“Then what should I do with the one you call the King of the Jews?” he asked them.

“No, not him! We want Barabbas instead!” they shouted back. Barabbas was a rebel.

You rejected the one who is holy and good, and demanded a murderer be released to you.