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Matthew 27:15

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Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

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  1. Matthew 27:13

    Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

  2. Matthew 27:14

    And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

  3. Matthew 27:16

    And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

  4. Matthew 27:17

    Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.