Matthew 27:21

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

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  • Matt 27:14-17
    4 verses
    89%

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

    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?'

  • Matt 27:20
    85%

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

  • Luke 23:16-25
    10 verses
    84%

    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!'

    22For 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.'

    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
    83%

    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?''

  • John 18:39-40
    2 verses
    83%

    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 27:22-23
    2 verses
    83%

    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 27:25-27
    3 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Mark 15:11-16
    6 verses
    81%

    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 27:11
    77%

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

  • Matt 27:2
    76%

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

  • John 18:29-31
    3 verses
    74%

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

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

    31Pilate 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 18:33-35
    3 verses
    74%

    33Then Pilate went back inside the governor’s headquarters, summoned Jesus, and asked him, 'Are you the King of the Jews?'

    34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

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

  • Mark 15:2
    73%

    2Pilate questioned Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You say so.'

  • John 19:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

  • John 19:10-13
    4 verses
    73%

    10Pilate 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?"

    11Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over me unless it had been given to you from above. Therefore, the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.

    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."

    13So 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.

  • John 19:21
    71%

    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.'"

  • Luke 23:3
    71%

    3So Pilate asked Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus answered, 'You say so.'

  • Matt 20:32
    71%

    32Jesus stopped and called them. 'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.