¹¹ But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus.

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

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

²⁰ Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death.

The Failure of Israel’s Leaders