Matthew 27:20-21
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20 (A)The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus. 21 The governor said to them in reply, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They answered, “Barabbas!”
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Mark 15:11
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11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead.
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Luke 23:18
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18 But all together they shouted out, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us.”
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John 18:40
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40 They cried out again, “Not this one but Barabbas!”[a] Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.
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- 18:40 Barabbas: see note on Mt 27:16–17. Revolutionary: a guerrilla warrior fighting for nationalistic aims, though the term can also denote a robber. See note on Mt 27:38.
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