Matthew 27:15
During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever 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 Jesus and Barabbas During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, whomever they requested. 7 A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection. 8 Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom. 9 So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?” 10 (For he knew that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.) 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead. 12 So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?” 13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!” 14 Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!” 15 Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.
- Luke 23:16 : 16 I will therefore have him flogged and release him.”
- John 18:38-40 : 38 Pilate 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. 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?” 40 Then they shouted back,“Not this man, but Barabbas!”(Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)
- John 19:16 : 16 Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.The CrucifixionSo they took Jesus,
- Acts 24:27 : 27 After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix, and because he wanted to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
- Acts 25:9 : 9 But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul,“Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried before me there on these charges?”
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- Mark 15:5-95 verses93%
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.
7A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.
8Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.
9So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
- Matt 27:16-183 verses88%
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?”
18(For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.)
- Matt 27:20-234 verses87%
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!”
- John 18:39-402 verses82%
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.)
- Luke 23:24-252 verses81%
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.
- Matt 27:26-272 verses81%
26Then he released Barabbas for them. But after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.
27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole cohort around him.
- Luke 23:18-225 verses81%
18But they all shouted out together,“Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!”
19(This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)
20Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus.
21But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
22A third time he said to them,“Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release him.”
- Mark 15:11-166 verses81%
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.
- Luke 23:14-163 verses79%
14and said to them,“You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.
15Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing deserving death.
16I will therefore have him flogged and release him.”
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2They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
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14But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
- John 19:12-165 verses73%
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!”
16Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.The CrucifixionSo they took Jesus,
- John 18:29-313 verses72%
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.”
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16I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.
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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.”
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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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35he said,“I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive too.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
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1Jesus Brought Before Pilate Then the whole group of them rose up and brought Jesus before Pilate.
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4When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.
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31and as they were leaving they said to one another,“This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”