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stirred up the crowd

The author speaks of the chief priests rousing or urging the crowd as if the crowd were a bowl of something that they were stirring. AT: "roused the crowd" or "urged the crowd" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

released instead

They requested Barabbas to be released instead of Jesus. AT: "released instead of Jesus" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)