²³ But they continued to shout at Pilate, ‘Kill him on a cross.’ They continued to shout very much. So, in the end, ²⁴ Pilate did what they wanted. ²⁵ They had asked Pilate to let Barabbas go free out of the prison. He was the man that had caused the Jewish people to fight against the Roman rulers. He had also killed somebody. He was the man that Pilate let go free. As for Jesus, Pilate commanded the soldiers to take him away. He let the people do to him what they wanted.