Mark 15:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 3:14 : 14 But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,
  • Hos 5:1 : 1 Give ear to this, O priests; give attention, O Israel, and you, family of the king; for you are to be judged; you have been a deceit at Mizpah and a net stretched out on Tabor.
  • Matt 27:20 : 20 Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.
  • John 18:40 : 40 Then again they gave a loud cry, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was an outlaw.

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  • Matt 27:20-23
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    86%

    20Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

    21But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.

    22Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

    23And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • Matt 27:15-18
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    82%

    15Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.

    16And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.

    17So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?

    18For he saw that for envy they had given him up.

  • Mark 15:6-10
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    6Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

    7And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.

    8And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.

    9And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

    10For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.

  • Luke 23:16-21
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    81%

    16And so I will give him punishment and let him go.

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    18But with loud voices they said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free.

    19Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life.

    20And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free.

    21But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

  • Mark 15:12-16
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    80%

    12And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

    13And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

    14And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

    15And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.

    16And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.

  • John 18:39-40
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    39But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

    40Then again they gave a loud cry, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was an outlaw.

  • Matt 27:26
    78%

    26Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • Mark 15:1
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    1And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

  • Luke 23:23-25
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    76%

    23But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

    24And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

    25And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure.

  • Luke 22:2
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    2And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.

  • John 19:15
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    15Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.

  • Luke 23:13
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    13And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,

  • John 19:12
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    12Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

  • John 12:10
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    10Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;

  • Matt 26:3
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    3Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

  • Luke 23:1
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    1And they all went and took him before Pilate.

  • John 18:35
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    35Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

  • John 19:21
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    21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

  • Matt 27:1-2
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    1Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

    2And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.

  • John 11:57
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    57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.

  • Matt 26:5
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    5But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.

  • John 19:6
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    6So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

  • Luke 22:66
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    66And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • Luke 24:20
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    20And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • Mark 15:3
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    3And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

  • Luke 23:10
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    10And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.