Matthew 27:20
“But the chiefe Priestes and Elders perswaded the multitude that they should aske Barabbas, & destroy Iesus.”
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Matthew 27:20 Context
18For hee knew that for enuie they had deliuered him. 19¶ When he was set downe on the Iudgement seate, his wife sent vnto him, saying, Haue thou nothing to doe with that iust man: for I haue suffered many things this day in a dreame, because of him. 20But the chiefe Priestes and Elders perswaded the multitude that they should aske Barabbas, & destroy Iesus. 21The Gouernour answered, and said vnto them, Whether of the twaine will ye that I release vnto you? They said, Barabbas. 22Pilate said vnto them, What shall I doe then with Iesus, which is called Christ? They all sayde vnto him, Let him be crucified.
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But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
- King James Version
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death.
- New American Standard Version (1995)