Mark 15:11

James Moffatt - New Testament

But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Bar-Abbas for them instead.

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but you repudiated the Holy and Just One; the boon you asked was a murderer,

Again they yelled, "No, not him! Bar-Abbas!" Now Bar-Abbas was a robber.

But the high priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask Bar-Abbas and to have Jesus killed.

(For he knew the high priests had handed him over out of envy.)

Pilate asked them again, "And what am I to do with your so-called king of the Jews?"