Matthew 27:16-18

International Children’s Bible

¹⁶ At that time there was a man in prison who was known to be very bad. His name was Barabbas.^{[a] 17} All the people gathered at Pilate’s house. Pilate said, “Which man do you want me to free: Barabbas,^[b] or Jesus who is called the Christ?” ¹⁸ Pilate knew that they gave Jesus to him because they were jealous.