Matthew 27:20

The Passion Translation

Meanwhile, the chief priest and the religious leaders were inciting the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be freed and to have Jesus killed.

Cross References

Jeremiah 26:8

When Jeremiah had finished speaking the message Yahweh had ordered him to give to the people, all the priests, prophets, and people forcefully seized him and said, “You ought to be killed for this!

Matthew 27:21

So Pilate asked them again, “Which of the two men would you like me to release for you?” They shouted, “Barabbas.”

Mark 15:11

But the ruling priests stirred up the crowd to incite them to ask for Barabbas instead.

John 18:40

They shouted out over and over, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was a robber and a troublemaker.)

Acts 18:4

Every Sabbath day Paul spoke openly in the synagogue, to both Jews and non-Jews, attempting to persuade them to believe the message of Jesus.