Matthew 27:21

New International Reader's Version

“Which of the two do you want me to set free?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they answered.

Cross References

Psalm 88:8

You have taken my closest friends away from me. You have made me sickening to them. I feel trapped and can’t escape.

Matthew 27:17

So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to set free? Jesus Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”

Matthew 27:20

But the chief priests and the elders talked the crowd into asking for Barabbas and having Jesus put to death.

Matthew 27:22

“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”

Luke 20:14

“But when the renters saw the son, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.’

Luke 23:13

Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people.