Bible verse
“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
John 18:40 · BSB
The verses around it, from John 18.
36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
37 “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
39 But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
40 “Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
KJV
Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
ASV
They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
ERV
They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
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