Matthew 27:20-22

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁰ Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. ²¹ The governor again said to them, ‘Which of the two do you want me to release for you?’ And they said, ‘Barabbas.’ ²² Pilate said to them, ‘Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?’^[a] All of them said, ‘Let him be crucified!’