And they had then a well-known prisoner called Barabba.
And there was one called Barabba, chained with his fellow rebels, who had committed murder in the uprising.
who, though they know the righteousness of Elohim, that those who practise such deserve death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practise them.
“But you denied the Set-apart and Righteous One, and asked that a man, a murderer, be granted you.
Then they all shouted again, saying, “Not this One, but Barabba!” And Barabba was a robber.
And he released the one they asked for, who for uprising and murder had been thrown into prison, but he handed יהושע over to their wishes.
And at the festival the governor used to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they wished.
So when they were assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you wish I release to you? Barabba, or יהושע who is called Messiah?”
Greet Andronikos and Junias, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are eminent among the emissaries, who also were in Messiah before me.
