38. “And what is truth?” Pilate asked.Then Pilate went back outside to the people and said to them, “I cannot find any reason to condemn him.
39. But according to the custom you have, I always set free a prisoner for you during the Passover. Do you want me to set free for you the King of the Jews?”
40. They answered him with a shout, “No, not him! We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a bandit.)