Matthew 27:20 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 20 But the chief priests and the older men persuaded the crowds to ask for Bar·abʹbas,+ but to have Jesus destroyed. Mark 15:11 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Bar·abʹbas to them, instead.+ John 18:40 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 40 Then they shouted again, saying: “Not this man, but Bar·abʹbas!” Now Bar·abʹbas was a robber.+
20 But the chief priests and the older men persuaded the crowds to ask for Bar·abʹbas,+ but to have Jesus destroyed.