What was the name of the murderer that the crowds told Pilate to free rather than Jesus?
Pontius Pilate Pilate was "astonished". Pilate appears to have been reluctant to allow the crucifixion of Jesus, finding no fault with him. According to Matthew 27:19, even Pilate's wife spoke to him on Jesus' behalf. According to the gospels, it was the custom of the Roman governor to release one prisoner at Passover, and Pilate brought out Barabbas, identified by Matthew as a "notorious prisoner" and by Mark as a murderer, and told the crowd to choose between releasing Barabbas or Jesus as per the custom, in the hopes of getting them to request the release of Jesus. However, the crowd demanded
Jesus, King of the Jews Pilate. In , Jesus confirms to Pilate that he is the King of the Jews and says nothing further. In , he hints that the King accusation did not originate with Pilate but with "others" and, in , he states: "My kingdom is not of this world". However, Jesus does not directly deny being the King of the Jews. In the New Testament, Pilate writes "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Judeans" as a sign to be affixed to the cross of Jesus. states that the Jews told Pilate: "Do not write King of the Jews" but instead write that