Matthew 27:20-23 But the chief priests and the elders urged the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus.

MNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders urged the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus. ²¹ So when Pilate said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release unto you?" they said, "Barabbas." ²² And Pilate asked, "What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?" What one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!" ²³ But Pilate said, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they kept shouting the more fiercely, "Let him be crucified!"