Matthew 27:20

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

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  • Mark 15:11 : 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.
  • Luke 23:18-20 : 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.
  • John 18:40 : 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.
  • Acts 3:14-15 : 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you. 15 You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
  • Acts 14:18-19 : 18 Even with these words, they barely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them. 19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.
  • Acts 19:23-29 : 23 During that time, a great disturbance arose concerning the Way. 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen. 25 He gathered them together, along with others who worked in similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that we gain a good income from this business. 26 You see and hear that not only in Ephesus but almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not really gods. 27 Not only is there a danger that our trade might fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis might be discredited, and her magnificence, whom all of Asia and the world worship, might be destroyed. 28 When they heard this, they were filled with rage and began shouting, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" 29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed together to the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's traveling companions.

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  • Mark 15:11-16
    6 verses
    86%

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

    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.

  • Matt 27:21-23
    3 verses
    85%

    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
    84%

    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.

  • 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.

  • Luke 23:18-21
    4 verses
    80%

    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!'

  • Matt 27:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    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.

  • Matt 27:25-27
    3 verses
    80%

    25And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'

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

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

  • Luke 23:23-25
    3 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Mark 15:6-9
    4 verses
    77%

    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?''

  • Luke 24:20
    77%

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

  • 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 22:2
    76%

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

  • John 19:15-16
    2 verses
    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."

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

  • Luke 22:66
    75%

    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 23:13
    75%

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

  • Matt 27:41
    75%

    41In the same way, the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,

  • Luke 23:1
    75%

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

  • John 19:21
    75%

    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.'"

  • John 19:6
    74%

    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."

  • Matt 26:59
    74%

    59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus so that they might put Him to death.

  • Matt 26:57
    74%

    57Those who had arrested Jesus took Him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

  • Matt 26:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

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

    4And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.

  • Luke 23:10
    73%

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

  • 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?'

  • Mark 14:53
    72%

    53They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders, and the teachers of the law came together.

  • Acts 13:28
    72%

    28Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.