Matthew 27:15

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

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  • Matt 26:5 : 5 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."
  • 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.
  • Luke 23:16 : 16 Therefore, I will punish Him and then release Him.
  • John 18:38-40 : 38 'What is truth?' Pilate asked. After he said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, 'I find no basis for a charge against him.' 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 19:16 : 16 So then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
  • Acts 24:27 : 27 After two years, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. Because he wanted to grant a favor to the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.
  • Acts 25:9 : 9 But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, replied to Paul, 'Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried there before me on these charges?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 15:5-9
    5 verses
    93%

    5 But Jesus no longer answered anything, and Pilate was amazed.

    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 27:16-18
    3 verses
    88%

    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
    4 verses
    87%

    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 23:14-22
    9 verses
    85%

    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.

    15 No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. Look, He has done nothing deserving death.

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

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

    18 But 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.)

    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.'

  • John 18:39-40
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Luke 23:24-25
    2 verses
    81%

    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.

  • Matt 27:26-27
    2 verses
    81%

    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.

  • Matt 27:2
    76%

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

  • Matt 27:14
    74%

    14 But Jesus did not answer even a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

  • John 19:12-16
    5 verses
    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."

    13 So Pilate, when he heard this statement, brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, which in Aramaic is called Gabbatha.

    14 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Here is your king!"

    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.

  • John 18:29-31
    3 verses
    72%

    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.

  • Acts 25:16
    72%

    16 I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused has met their accusers face to face and has had an opportunity to defend himself against the charges.

  • Matt 27:11
    71%

    11 Meanwhile, Jesus stood before the governor. The governor questioned Him, saying, 'Are you the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You have said so.'

  • John 19:10
    70%

    10 Pilate said to him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have the authority to crucify you and the authority to release you?"

  • Acts 23:35
    69%

    35 he said, 'I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.' Then he ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.

  • Luke 23:1
    69%

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

  • Acts 12:4
    69%

    4 After arresting him, he placed him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of soldiers, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

  • Acts 26:31
    69%

    31 As they were leaving, they began to discuss among themselves, saying, 'This man has done nothing deserving death or imprisonment.'