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They demanded and obtained the release of Barrabas. Who was Barrabas?

John: A robber. “Now Barrabas was a robber” ([xviii, 40]).

Mark and Luke: A murderer. “Barrabas (who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison)” ([Luke xxiii, 18, 19]; [Mark xv, 7]).