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He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.
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Now at the feast the governor used to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they wanted.
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They had then a notable prisoner, called Bar-Abba.
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When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Bar-Abba, or Yeshua, who is called Messiah?"
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For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
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While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him."
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Now the chief Kohanim and the Zakenim persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Bar-Abba, and destroy Yeshua.
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But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Bar-Abba!"
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Pilate said to them, "What then will I do to Yeshua, who is called Messiah?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!"
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But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"
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So when Pilate saw that nothing was gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it."