¹⁵Every year at the time of Passover the governor would free one prisoner whom the people chose. ¹⁶At that time there was a man in prison, named Barabbas, ⁿ who was known to be very bad. ¹⁷When the people gathered at Pilate’s house, Pilate said, “Whom do you want me to set free: Barabbas ⁿ or Jesus who is called the Christ?” ¹⁸Pilate knew that they turned Jesus in to him because they were jealous.

¹⁹While Pilate was sitting there on the judge’s seat, his wife sent this message to him: “Don’t do anything to that man, because he is innocent. Today I had a dream about him, and it troubled me very much.”

²⁰But the leading priests and elders convinced the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be freed and for Jesus to be killed.

²¹Pilate said, “I have Barabbas and Jesus. Which do you want me to set free for you?”

The people answered, “Barabbas.”

²²Pilate asked, “So what should I do with Jesus, the one called the Christ?”

They all answered, “Crucify him!”

²³Pilate asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?”

But they shouted louder, “Crucify him!”

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Footnotes

nBarabbas Some Greek copies read “Jesus Barabbas.”
nBarabbas Some Greek copies read “Jesus Barabbas.”