Mark 15:9
So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
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- Matt 27:17-21 : 17 So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them,“Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?” 18 (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.) 19 As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him:“Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today.” 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. 21 The governor asked them,“Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said,“Barabbas!”
- John 18:39 : 39 But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
- John 19:4-5 : 4 Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him.” 5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”
- John 19:14-16 : 14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!” 15 Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!” 16 Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.The CrucifixionSo they took Jesus,
- Acts 3:13-15 : 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate after he had decided to release him. 14 But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!
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- Mark 15:10-167 verses92%
10(For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.)
11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.
12So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”
13They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
14Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
15Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.
16Jesus is Mocked So the soldiers led him into the palace(that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort.
- John 18:38-403 verses89%
38Pilate asked,“What is truth?” When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced,“I find no basis for an accusation against him.
39But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
40Then they shouted back,“Not this man, but Barabbas!”(Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)
- Mark 15:2-65 verses84%
2So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
3Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
4So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
6Jesus and Barabbas During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, whomever they requested.
- Matt 27:15-173 verses83%
15During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.
16At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.
17So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them,“Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?”
- John 18:33-353 verses81%
33Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”
34Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”
35Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
- John 19:12-154 verses81%
12From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out,“If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!”
13When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called“The Stone Pavement”(Gabbatha in Aramaic).
14(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”
15Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”
- Luke 23:20-212 verses81%
20Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus.
21But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
- Matt 27:20-234 verses81%
20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.
21The governor asked them,“Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said,“Barabbas!”
22Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
23He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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3So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
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8Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.
- John 19:21-222 verses79%
21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”
22Pilate answered,“What I have written, I have written.”
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11Jesus and Pilate Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said,“You say so.”
- Luke 23:24-252 verses78%
24So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
25He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.
- John 18:29-313 verses78%
29So Pilate came outside to them and said,“What accusation do you bring against this man?”
30They replied,“If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
31Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”
- John 19:9-102 verses77%
9and he went back into the governor’s residence and said to Jesus,“Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
10So Pilate said,“Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?”
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18But they all shouted out together,“Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!”
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6When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”
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19Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read:“Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”
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26The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”
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13Jesus Brought Before the Crowd Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,
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18They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”