Luke 23:22
He said to them the third time, "Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him."
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- Luke 23:14 : 14 and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
- Luke 23:16 : 16 I will therefore chastise him and release him."
- Luke 23:20 : 20 Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,
- 1 Pet 1:19 : 19 but with precious blood, as of a faultless and pure lamb, the blood of Christ;
- 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
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- Luke 23:14-218 verses84%
14 and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.
15 Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
16 I will therefore chastise him and release him."
17 Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.
18 But they all cried out together, saying, "Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!"--
19 one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.
20 Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,
21 but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"
- Matt 27:20-245 verses80%
20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"
22 Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!"
23 But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"
24 So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it."
- Mark 15:12-154 verses77%
12 Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?"
13 They cried out again, "Crucify him!"
14 Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, "Crucify him!"
15 Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
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4 Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."
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6 When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him."
- Luke 23:23-253 verses76%
23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.
24 Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.
25 He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.
- John 19:3-42 verses76%
3 They kept saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they kept slapping him.
4 Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him."
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26 Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
- Acts 23:28-292 verses74%
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
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18 who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.
- John 18:38-392 verses74%
38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no basis for a charge against him.
39 But you have a custom, that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
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33 They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again."
- John 18:29-313 verses73%
29 Pilate therefore went out to them, and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"
30 They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we wouldn't have delivered him up to you."
31 Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"
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28 Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
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17 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?"
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15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.
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6 Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
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20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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10 Pilate therefore said to him, "Aren't you speaking to me? Don't you know that I have power to release you, and have power to crucify you?"
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34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
- John 19:15-162 verses71%
15 They cried out, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!"
16 So then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
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9 Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
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16 To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction, before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
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23 Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?"
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2 They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."
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19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up."
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4 Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they testify against you!"
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66 What do you think?" They answered, "He is worthy of death!"