Mark 15:7
There was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
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Referenced Verses
- Matt 27:16 : 16 They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
- Luke 23:18-19 : 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.
- Luke 23:25 : 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.
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- Matt 27:15-184 verses88%
15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.
16 They had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
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?"
18 For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
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6 Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
- John 18:39-402 verses84%
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?"
40 Then they all shouted again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.
- Luke 23:16-227 verses83%
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!"
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."
- Matt 27:20-234 verses81%
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!"
- Mark 15:11-166 verses80%
11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
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.
16 The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.
- Matt 27:26-272 verses79%
26 Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.
- Mark 15:8-92 verses78%
8 The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
9 Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
- Luke 23:24-252 verses77%
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.
- Mark 15:26-283 verses73%
26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
27 With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
28 The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered with transgressors."
- John 18:29-302 verses71%
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."
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2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
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32 There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.
- Luke 23:1-22 verses70%
1 The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.
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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12 So the detachment, the commanding officer, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,
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14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
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1 Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
- Acts 21:34-352 verses69%
34 Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn't find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.
35 When he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;
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16 So then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
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28 Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
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57 Some stood up, and gave false testimony against him, saying,
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38 Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
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31 When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, "This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds."
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12 At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you aren't Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"