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Connecting Statement:
Pilate, hoping the crowd will choose Jesus, offers to release a prisoner, but the crowd asks for Barabbas instead.
Now
This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line as the author shifts to telling background information about Pilate's tradition of releasing a prisoner at feasts and about Barabbas. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
There with the rebels in prison ... in the rebellion, was a man named Barabbas
"At that time there was a man called Barabbas, who was in prison with some other men. They had committed murder when they rebelled against the Roman government"
to do for them as he had done in the past
This refers to Pilate releasing a prisoner at feasts. This can be made clear. AT: "to release a prisoner to them as he had done in the past" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)