Matthew 27:20-23 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the common people to ask for Barabbas, and so to destroy Jesus.

Worsley⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁰ But the chief priests and elders persuaded the common people to ask for Barabbas, and so to destroy Jesus. ²¹ And the governor said to them, Which of the two would you have me release to you? and they said, Barabbas. ²² What shall I do then, saith Pilate, with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all cried out, Let Him be crucified. ²³ And the governor said, Why, what evil hath He done? but they cried out the more, saying, Let Him be crucified.