John 18:38-40

Expanded Bible

³⁸ Pilate said, “What is truth?” After he said this, he went out to the ·crowd [^LJews] again and said to them, “I find ·nothing [no case; no basis for a charge] against this man. ³⁹ But it is your custom that I ·free [release] one prisoner to you at Passover time. Do you want me to ·free [release] the ‘king of the Jews’?”

⁴⁰ They shouted back, “No, not him! Let Barabbas ·go free [be released]!” (Barabbas was a ·robber [bandit; revolutionary; terrorist; ^Cthe Romans referred to insurrectionists as “robbers” or “criminals”].)