But the ruling kohanim stirred up the crowd, so he would release Bar-Abba to them instead.
But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
They shouted back, “Not this One, but Bar-Abba!” Now Bar-Abba was a revolutionary.
Now the ruling kohanim and elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Bar-Abba and destroy Yeshua.
Hear this, O priests! Pay attention, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For the judgment applies to you: For you were a snare at Mizpah and a net spread on Tabor.
For he knew that out of envy the ruling kohanim had handed Him over.
Then answering again, Pilate said to them, “So what do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”