Acts 3:14

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Acts 3:14

But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

Desired

Mark 15:7

Luke 23:19

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Now there was a man in prison named Barabbas. He had been with the insurgents who had committed murder during the rebellion.

(This man had been put in prison for murder and for a revolt that had taken place in the city.)

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This was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes'?"

But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead.

But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation to follow him and to announce, "We don't want this man to rule over us!'

(This man had been put in prison for murder and for a revolt that had taken place in the city.)

They answered him, "The events involving Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in what he said and did before God and all the people, and how our high priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and had him crucified.

of sin, because they don't believe in me;

At this, they shouted out again, "Not this fellow, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.

Although they found no reason to sentence him to death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.