Bible Verses About Barabbas

and they had then a noted prisoner, called Barabbas,

they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, `Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?'

for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, `Nothing--to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

and the governor answering said to them, `Which of the two will ye that I shall release to you?' And they said, `Barabbas.'

Pilate saith to them, `What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, `Let be crucified!'

And the governor said, `Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, `Let be crucified.'

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, `I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye--ye shall see;'

and all the people answering said, `His blood is upon us, and upon our children!'

Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up that he may be crucified;

and there was one named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,

and Pilate answered them, saying, `Will ye that I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;

and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

And Pilate answering, again said to them, `What, then, will ye that I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?'

and they again cried out, `Crucify him.'

And Pilate said to them, `Why--what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, `Crucify him;'

and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus--having scourged him --that he might be crucified.

and they cried out--the whole multitude--saying, `Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'

who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

Pilate again then--wishing to release Jesus--called to them,

but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, crucify him.'

And he a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release him .'