Matthew 27:22

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Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”

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  • John 19:14-15 : 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!”
  • Acts 13:38 : 38 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,
  • Job 31:31 : 31 if the members of my household have never said,‘If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job’s meat!’–
  • Ps 22:8-9 : 8 They say,“Commit yourself to the LORD! Let the LORD rescue him! Let the LORD deliver him, for he delights in him.” 9 Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother’s breasts.
  • Isa 49:7 : 7 This is what the LORD, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers:“Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful LORD, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”
  • Isa 53:2-3 : 2 He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him. 3 He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.
  • Matt 1:16 : 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
  • Matt 27:17 : 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?”
  • Mark 14:55 : 55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.
  • Mark 15:12-14 : 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!”
  • Luke 23:20-24 : 20 Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus. 21 But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!” 22 A 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.” 23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.

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  • Matt 27:23-26
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    23He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”

    24Jesus is Condemned and Mocked When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said,“I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!”

    25In reply all the people said,“Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

    26Then he released Barabbas for them. But after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

  • Mark 15:12-15
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    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.

  • Luke 23:20-25
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    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.”

    23But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.

    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 27:15-17
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    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?”

  • Matt 27:20-21
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    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!”

  • Mark 15:8-9
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    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?”

  • John 19:5-6
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    5So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”

    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!”

  • John 19:14-16
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    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 18:29-33
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    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.”

    32(This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)

    33Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”

  • John 18:38-40
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    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.)

  • Matt 27:2
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    2They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

  • John 18:35
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    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?”

  • Mark 15:2
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    2So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

  • Luke 23:18
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    18But they all shouted out together,“Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!”

  • John 19:21-22
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    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.”

  • Luke 23:3
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    3So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

  • Matt 27:11
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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 24:20
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    20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

  • Matt 26:66
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    66What is your verdict?” They answered,“He is guilty and deserves death.”

  • Matt 27:37
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    37Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

  • Luke 23:1
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    1Jesus Brought Before Pilate Then the whole group of them rose up and brought Jesus before Pilate.

  • John 19:19
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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.”

  • Matt 27:13
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    13Then Pilate said to him,“Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”

  • John 19:10
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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?”

  • Mark 15:4
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    4So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”