¹⁹ (Barabbas was in prison for taking part in an insurrection in Jerusalem against the government, and for murder.)

¹⁴ You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer.

⁵ Then they became insistent. “But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!”

² They began to state their case: “This man has been leading our people astray by telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government and by claiming he is the Messiah, a king.”