KJV ORIGINAL
And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Pilate let Barabbas go free — the guy who was literally in prison for starting riots and killing people, the one the crowd was asking for. But Jesus? He handed him over to let them do whatever they wanted.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
They chose to free a murderer and condemn the innocent one — sometimes the world gets it completely backwards.
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