Matthew 27:15-17

International Standard Version

Jesus is Sentenced to Death^(A)

¹⁵ At every festival^[a] the governor had a custom of releasing to the crowd any prisoner whom they wanted. ¹⁶ At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.^{[b] 17} So when the people^[c] had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which man do you want me to release for you—Barabbas,^[d] or Jesus who is called ‘the Messiah’?”^[e]