³⁹ and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

¹⁵ And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,

¹⁶ and they had then a noted prisoner, called Barabbas,

¹⁷ they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, `Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?'

¹⁸ for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

²⁰ And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

²¹ and the governor answering said to them, `Which of the two will ye `that' I shall release to you?' And they said, `Barabbas.'

²² Pilate saith to them, `What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, `Let be crucified!'

²³ And the governor said, `Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, `Let be crucified.'

⁶ And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

⁷ and there was `one' named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

⁸ And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,

⁹ and Pilate answered them, saying, `Will ye `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

¹⁰ for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;

¹¹ and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

¹² And Pilate answering, again said to them, `What, then, will ye `that' I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?'

¹³ and they again cried out, `Crucify him.'

¹⁴ And Pilate said to them, `Why -- what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, `Crucify him;'

¹⁶ having chastised, therefore, I will release him,'

¹⁷ for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

¹⁸ and they cried out -- the whole multitude -- saying, `Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'

¹⁹ who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

²⁰ Pilate again then -- wishing to release Jesus -- called to them,

²¹ but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, crucify him.'

²² And he a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release `him'.'

²³ And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,