²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.^(A)

²¹ “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.

“Barabbas,” they answered.

²² “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”^(B) Pilate asked.

They all answered, “Crucify him!”

¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas^(A) instead.

¹² “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

¹³ “Crucify him!” they shouted.