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17 So when the people[a] had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which man do you want me to release for you—Barabbas,[b] or Jesus who is called ‘the Messiah’?”[c] 18 He did this[d] because he knew that they had handed him over out of jealousy.

19 While he was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him a message[e] that said, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, because today I have suffered terribly due to a dream I had about him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:17 Lit. they
  2. Matthew 27:17 Other mss. read Jesus Barabbas
  3. Matthew 27:17 Or Christ
  4. Matthew 27:18 The Gk. lacks He did this
  5. Matthew 27:19 The Gk. lacks a message