who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.
But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
But they were the more fierce, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.”
And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”
And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion.
And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”—
Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them.
Are you not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a rebellion and led the four thousand assassins out into the wilderness?”