Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;