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15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the people any one prisoner whom they wanted.
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Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd.
16 At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.
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At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas.
17 So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"
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So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
18 For he knew that because of envy they had handed Him over.
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For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him."
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While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”
20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death.
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But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
21 But the governor said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas."
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“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they answered.
22 Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Crucify Him!"
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“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”
23 And he said, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they kept shouting all the more, saying, "Crucify Him!"
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“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this Man's blood; see to that yourselves."
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When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
25 And all the people said, "His blood shall be on us and on our children!"
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All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”
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