Matthew 27:15-23 “Jesus or Barrabas” (10/19/25)

During the Passover festival, Pontius Pilate, following custom, offers the crowd a choice between releasing the notorious prisoner Barabbas or Jesus, whom he knows to be innocent, while his wife warns him in a dream to avoid condemning the latter. Swayed by the chief priests and elders, the crowd demands Barabbas's release and insists on crucifying Jesus, shouting down Pilate's protests about any crime committed.