Luke 23:18

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But they all cried out together, 'Away with this man, and release Barabbas to us!'

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  • Acts 3:14 : 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
  • Acts 21:36 : 36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, 'Take him away!'
  • Acts 22:22 : 22 They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'
  • Matt 27:15-26 : 15 Now at the festival, the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner, whom they wanted. 16 At that time, they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. 17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, 'Whom do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ?' 18 He knew that it was out of envy that they had handed Him over. 19 While he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him, saying, 'Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered greatly today in a dream because of Him.' 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death. 21 The governor asked them, 'Which of the two do you want me to release to you?' They answered, 'Barabbas.' 22 Pilate said to them, 'Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?' They all said, 'Let Him be crucified!' 23 But he said, 'Why? What evil has He done?' Yet they kept shouting all the more, 'Let Him be crucified!' 24 When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.' 25 And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!' 26 Then he released Barabbas to them; but after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
  • Mark 15:6-9 : 6 At the festival, Pilate used to release to the people one prisoner whom they requested. 7 There was a man named Barabbas who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during an uprising. 8 The crowd came up and began asking Pilate to do for them as he usually did. 9 Pilate answered them, 'Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?'' 10 For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead. 12 Pilate asked them a second time, 'Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the Jews?' 13 They shouted back, 'Crucify Him!' 14 Pilate asked them, 'Why? What wrong has He done?' But they shouted all the more, 'Crucify Him!' 15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. After having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
  • John 18:39-40 : 39 'But it is your custom that I release one prisoner to you at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release the King of the Jews?' 40 Then they all shouted again, saying, 'Not this man, but Barabbas!' Now Barabbas was a robber.
  • John 19:15-16 : 15 But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." 16 So then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.

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  • John 18:39-40
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    89%

    39 'But it is your custom that I release one prisoner to you at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release the King of the Jews?'

    40 Then they all shouted again, saying, 'Not this man, but Barabbas!' Now Barabbas was a robber.

  • Matt 27:15-18
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    84%

    15 Now at the festival, the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner, whom they wanted.

    16 At that time, they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

    17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, 'Whom do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ?'

    18 He knew that it was out of envy that they had handed Him over.

  • Matt 27:20-23
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    84%

    20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

    21 The governor asked them, 'Which of the two do you want me to release to you?' They answered, 'Barabbas.'

    22 Pilate said to them, 'Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?' They all said, 'Let Him be crucified!'

    23 But he said, 'Why? What evil has He done?' Yet they kept shouting all the more, 'Let Him be crucified!'

  • Luke 23:16-17
    2 verses
    83%

    16 Therefore, I will punish Him and then release Him.

    17 (He was obligated to release one prisoner to them at the feast.)

  • Luke 23:19-26
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    19 (He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

    20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again.

    21 But they kept shouting, 'Crucify Him! Crucify Him!'

    22 For the third time he asked them, 'Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no reason for a death sentence. Therefore, I will punish Him and release Him.'

    23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

    24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand.

    25 He released the one they asked for, who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed Jesus over to their will.

    26 As they led Him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and they laid the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

  • Mark 15:6-9
    4 verses
    83%

    6 At the festival, Pilate used to release to the people one prisoner whom they requested.

    7 There was a man named Barabbas who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during an uprising.

    8 The crowd came up and began asking Pilate to do for them as he usually did.

    9 Pilate answered them, 'Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?''

  • Matt 27:25-27
    3 verses
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    25 And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'

    26 Then he released Barabbas to them; but after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

    27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around Him.

  • Mark 15:11-16
    6 verses
    81%

    11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.

    12 Pilate asked them a second time, 'Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the Jews?'

    13 They shouted back, 'Crucify Him!'

    14 Pilate asked them, 'Why? What wrong has He done?' But they shouted all the more, 'Crucify Him!'

    15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. After having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

    16 The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole company of soldiers.

  • Acts 21:36
    77%

    36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, 'Take him away!'

  • John 19:15-16
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    75%

    15 But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."

    16 So then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.

  • Luke 23:1-2
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    75%

    1 Then the entire assembly arose and brought Him to Pilate.

    2 They began to accuse Him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a King.'

  • John 18:29-31
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    74%

    29 So Pilate went out to them and asked, 'What charge do you bring against this man?'

    30 They answered him, 'If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.'

    31 Pilate told them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.' 'It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death,' the Jewish leaders replied.

  • John 19:12
    73%

    12 Because of this, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jews kept shouting, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar."

  • Acts 22:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'

    23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and flinging dust into the air,

  • Luke 23:34
    71%

    34 And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.' Then they divided His garments by casting lots.

  • Matt 27:2
    70%

    2 They tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • Luke 24:20
    70%

    20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

  • John 19:6
    70%

    6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate responded, "Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no charge against him."

  • Luke 23:14
    69%

    14 and said to them, 'You brought this man to me as one who is misleading the people. Now look, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no basis for your charges against Him.

  • Acts 21:34
    69%

    34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another. Because the commander could not get at the truth due to the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.