During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.

At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.

After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.

Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?'

and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,