Matthew 27:20

New English Translation

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

Cross References

Jeremiah 26:8

Jeremiah had just barely finished saying all the Lord had commanded him to say to all the people. All at once some of the priests, the prophets, and the people grabbed him and shouted, “You deserve to die!

Matthew 27:21

The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”

Mark 15:11

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

John 18:40

Then they shouted back, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

Acts 18:4

He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them.