But the crowd, goaded on by the religious leaders, cried for Jesus to be impaled, although he was innocent. In place of him, they called for the release of Barabbas ​ — a man imprisoned for sedition and murder!
यानंतर थोड्याच कालावधीत धार्मिक पुढाऱ्‍यांनी प्रेषितांवर दबाव आणायला सुरवात केली, त्यांना धमकावले.