Matthew 27:20-26

But the high priests and the elders lined up the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death.

2 Corinthians 5:16

So from this moment on, I do not estimate anybody by the standard of outward appearances. Although I once did estimate Christ by this standard, I do not do so any longer.

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Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

The contempt

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Matthew 27:20
But the high priests and the elders lined up the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death.

The contempt

2 Corinthians 5:16
So from this moment on, I do not estimate anybody by the standard of outward appearances. Although I once did estimate Christ by this standard, I do not do so any longer.