He not only offered all that he had with him.

The next caravans were bringing him rare spices and incense; bars of gold, diamonds, and pearls were coming in the Indian ships, and he would send all out to the desert, as well as beautiful women slaves, with jewels to deck their throats.

Only he must be allowed to keep his bare life.
Grinning and wrinkling up his snub nose, Barabbas let it be understood that he was not to be won with women and promises--he was no longer young enough.

Neither would he have any executioner dispatched in search of him--he was not old enough.

And he had his weaknesses.