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16 Therefore, I will have him punished and [then] release him.” {{Some ancient manuscripts include verse
17 For Pilate was required to release one prisoner to the people at the [Passover] Festival}}.
18 But the people all joined together shouting, “Take this man [i.e., Jesus] and release Barabbas to us [instead].”
19 [Now] Barabbas was a person who had been thrown into prison for [inciting] a rebellion in the city [of Jerusalem] and for committing murder.
20 Then Pilate spoke to them again [because] he wanted to release Jesus,
21 but they continued shouting, “Crucify him, crucify him.”
22 So, Pilate called out to them a third time, “Why [should he be crucified]; what wrong has this man done? I have not found any reason for putting him to death, so I will punish him and [then] release him.”
23 But the people loudly demanded that Jesus be crucified. And their shouting won out.
24 So, Pilate issued the sentence the people were demanding
25 and released the man they had asked for [i.e., Barabbas], who had been thrown into prison for [inciting] a rebellion and committing murder. But he turned Jesus over to the people do with Him whatever they wanted.