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17 So after they had gathered, Pilate said to them, ‘Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus[a] Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?’[b] 18 For he realized that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over. 19 While he was sitting on the judgement seat, his wife sent word to him, ‘Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:17 Other ancient authorities lack Jesus
  2. Matthew 27:17 Or the Christ

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