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39 (A)But you have a custom that I release someone [a]for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release [b]for you the King of the Jews?” 40 So they cried out again, saying, “(B)Not this man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.

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  1. John 18:39 Or to you
  2. John 18:39 Or to you

39 But you have a custom of asking me to release one prisoner each year at Passover. Would you like me to release this ‘King of the Jews’?”

40 But they shouted back, “No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

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