Then they shouted back, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)
At that moment Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.
At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.
Then he released Barabbas for them. But after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.
Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.
A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.
He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.