Luke 23:18

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And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

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

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

You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer released to you,

Then they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate asked them, "Should I crucify your king?"

The crowd of people kept following him and shouting, "Kill him!"

Up to this point they listened to him, but then they began to shout, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He's not fit to go on living!"

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

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

The crowd of people kept following him and shouting, "Kill him!"