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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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
Then Barabbas, the most abandoned criminal, is released, as if he were the innocent man; while the most righteous Christ is delivered to be put to death, as if he were the murderer.