Mark 15:11

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

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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.
  • Hos 5:1 : 1 Hear this, O priests; pay attention, O house of Israel; listen, O royal house! For judgment is meant for you, because you have become a snare at Mizpah and a net spread over Tabor.
  • Matt 27:20 : 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
  • John 18:40 : 40 Then they all shouted again, saying, 'Not this man, but Barabbas!' Now Barabbas was a robber.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 27:20-23
    4 verses
    86%

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

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

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

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

  • Matt 27:15-18
    4 verses
    82%

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

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

    17So 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?'

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

  • Mark 15:6-10
    5 verses
    81%

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

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

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

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

    10For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

  • Luke 23:16-21
    6 verses
    81%

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

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

    18But they all cried out together, 'Away with this man, and release Barabbas to us!'

    19(He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

    20Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again.

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

  • Mark 15:12-16
    5 verses
    80%

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

    13They shouted back, 'Crucify Him!'

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

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

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

  • John 18:39-40
    2 verses
    80%

    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?'

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

  • Matt 27:26
    78%

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

  • Mark 15:1
    76%

    1At once, early in the morning, the chief priests, along with the elders, scribes, and the entire council, held a consultation. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

  • Luke 23:23-25
    3 verses
    76%

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

    24So Pilate decided to grant their demand.

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

  • Luke 22:2
    75%

    2The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • John 19:15
    75%

    15But 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."

  • Luke 23:13
    75%

    13Pilate then called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people.

  • John 19:12
    74%

    12Because 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."

  • John 12:10
    73%

    10So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus as well,

  • Matt 26:3
    73%

    3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

  • Luke 23:1
    73%

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

  • John 18:35
    73%

    35Pilate replied, 'Am I a Jew? Your own people and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?'

  • John 19:21
    73%

    21The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man said, 'I am the King of the Jews.'"

  • Matt 27:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

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

  • John 11:57
    72%

    57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it so that they could arrest him.

  • Matt 26:5
    71%

    5But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

  • John 19:6
    71%

    6When 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."

  • Acts 6:12
    71%

    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Luke 22:66
    71%

    66At daybreak, the council of the elders of the people—both the chief priests and the teachers of the law—assembled, and they led Jesus to their council chamber.

  • Luke 24:20
    71%

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

  • Mark 15:3
    71%

    3The chief priests accused Him of many things, but He did not respond.

  • Luke 23:10
    71%

    10The chief priests and the scribes stood there vehemently accusing Him.