16. So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him.”
18. Then a mighty roar rose from the crowd, and with one voice they shouted, “Kill him, and release Barabbas to us!”
19. (Barabbas was in prison for taking part in an insurrection in Jerusalem against the government, and for murder.)
20. Pilate argued with them, because he wanted to release Jesus.
21. But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”