The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barab´bas.
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barab´bas, and destroy Jesus.
Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barab´bas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,