Mark 15:11

Authorized King James Version (1611)

But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 3:14 : 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
  • Hos 5:1 : 1 ¶ Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment [is] toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
  • Matt 27:20 : 20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
  • John 18:40 : 40 Then cried they all 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 elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

    21The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

    22Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? [They] all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

    23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

  • Matt 27:15-18
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    82%

    15Now at [that] feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

    16And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

    17Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

    18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

  • Mark 15:6-10
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    81%

    6Now at [that] feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

    7And there was [one] named Barabbas, [which lay] bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

    8And the multitude crying aloud began to desire [him to do] as he had ever done unto them.

    9But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

    10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

  • Luke 23:16-21
    6 verses
    81%

    16I will therefore chastise him, and release [him].

    17(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

    18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this [man], and release unto us Barabbas:

    19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

    20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

    21But they cried, saying, Crucify [him], crucify him.

  • Mark 15:12-16
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    80%

    12And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do [unto him] whom ye call the King of the Jews?

    13And they cried out again, Crucify him.

    14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

    15¶ And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged [him], to be crucified.

    16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

  • John 18:39-40
    2 verses
    80%

    39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

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

  • Matt 27:26
    78%

    26¶ Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] to be crucified.

  • Mark 15:1
    76%

    1¶ And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] to Pilate.

  • Luke 23:23-25
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    76%

    23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

    24And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

    25And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

  • Luke 22:2
    75%

    2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

  • John 19:15
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    15But they cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

  • Luke 23:13
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    13¶ And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

  • John 19:12
    74%

    12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

  • John 12:10
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    10But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

  • Matt 26:3
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    3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

  • Luke 23:1
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    1¶ And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.

  • John 18:35
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    35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

  • John 19:21
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    21Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

  • Matt 27:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1¶ When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

    2And when they had bound him, they led [him] away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

  • John 11:57
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    57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew [it], that they might take him.

  • Matt 26:5
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    5But they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an uproar among the people.

  • John 19:6
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    6When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him]. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify [him]: for I find no fault in him.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon [him], and caught him, and brought [him] to the council,

  • Luke 22:66
    71%

    66And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

  • Luke 24:20
    71%

    20And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

  • Mark 15:3
    71%

    3And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

  • Luke 23:10
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    10And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.