^15 (A)Now at the Passover Feast the governor was accustomed to release for the ^[a]people any one prisoner whom they wanted. ¹⁶ And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus ^(B)who is called Christ?” ¹⁸ For he knew that it was because of envy that ^[b]they had handed Him over.

¹⁹ And ^(C)while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “See that you have nothing to do with that ^(D)righteous Man; for ^[c]last night I suffered greatly ^(E)in a dream because of Him.” ²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ^(F)ask for Barabbas, and to put Jesus to death. ²¹ And the governor ^[d]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 shall I do with Jesus ^(G)who is called Christ?” They all *said, “^[e]Crucify Him!” ²³ But he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” Yet they kept shouting all the more, saying, “^[f]Crucify Him!”

²⁴ Now when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that ^(H)a riot was starting, he took water and ^(I)washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^(J)this Man’s blood; ^(K)you yourselves shall see.” ²⁵ And all the people replied, “^(L)His blood shall be on us and on our children!” ²⁶ Then he released Barabbas ^[g]for them; but after having Jesus ^(M)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.