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Luke 23:18

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With one voice they cried out, "Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!"

Luke 23:19

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(Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

Luke 23:20

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Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again.

Luke 23:21

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But they kept shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

Luke 23:22

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For the third time he spoke to them: "Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him."

Luke 23:23

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But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed.

Luke 23:24

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So Pilate decided to grant their demand.

Luke 23:25

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He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.

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Passage Lookup: Luke 23:18-25