Matthew 27:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Mark 15:11 : 11 But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.
  • Luke 23:18-20 : 18 But with loud voices they said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free. 19 Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life. 20 And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free.
  • John 18:40 : 40 Then again they gave a loud cry, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was an outlaw.
  • John 19:15-16 : 15 Then 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. 16 So then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away;
  • Acts 3:14-15 : 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, 15 And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
  • Acts 14:18-19 : 18 And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them. 19 But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.
  • Acts 19:23-29 : 23 And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way. 24 For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen; 25 Whom he got together, with other workmen of the same trade, and said to them, Men, it is clear that from this business we get our wealth. 26 And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands: 27 And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position. 28 And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus. 29 And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.

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  • Mark 15:11-16
    6 verses
    86%

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

    12 And 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?

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

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

    15 And 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.

    16 And 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.

  • Matt 27:21-23
    3 verses
    85%

    21 But 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.

    22 Pilate 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.

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

  • Matt 27:15-18
    4 verses
    84%

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

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

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

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

  • John 18:39-40
    2 verses
    80%

    39 But 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?

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

  • Luke 23:18-21
    4 verses
    80%

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

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

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

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

  • Matt 27:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

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

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

  • Matt 27:25-27
    3 verses
    80%

    25 And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

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

    27 Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.

  • Luke 23:23-25
    3 verses
    79%

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

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

    25 And 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.

  • Mark 15:6-9
    4 verses
    77%

    6 Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

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

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

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

  • Luke 24:20
    77%

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

  • Mark 15:1
    76%

    1 And 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 22:2
    76%

    2 And 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 19:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15 Then 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.

    16 So then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away;

  • Luke 22:66
    75%

    66 And 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 23:13
    75%

    13 And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,

  • Matt 27:41
    75%

    41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

  • Luke 23:1
    75%

    1 And they all went and took him before Pilate.

  • John 19:21
    75%

    21 Then 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.

  • John 19:6
    74%

    6 So 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.

  • Matt 26:59
    74%

    59 Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;

  • Matt 26:57
    74%

    57 And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together.

  • Matt 26:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

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

    4 And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

  • Luke 23:10
    73%

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

  • John 18:35
    73%

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

  • Mark 14:53
    72%

    53 And they took Jesus away to the high priest; and there came together with him all the chief priests and those in authority and the scribes.

  • Acts 13:28
    72%

    28 And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.