The whole crowd then shouted, “Take him away! Free Barabbas for us.”
(Barabbas had been thrown into prison for his involvement in a riot that had taken place in the city and for murder.)
Peter, however, was standing outside the gate. The other disciple talked to the woman who was the gatekeeper and brought Peter into the courtyard.
The mob was behind them shouting, “Kill him!”
Up to that point the mob listened. Then they began to shout, “Kill him! The world doesn’t need a man like this. He shouldn’t have been allowed to live this long!”
You rejected the man who was holy and innocent. You asked to have a murderer given to you,