The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

Matthew 27

15 q Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or r Jesus who is called Christ?" 18 For he knew that it was out s of envy that they had delivered him up. 19 Besides, while he was sitting on t the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with u that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today v in a dream." 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to w ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor again said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas." 22 Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" x They all said, "Let him be crucified!" 23 And he said, "Why, y what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified!"

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 27:15 - 26
    Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.
    Mark 15:6 - 15
    Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.
    Luke 23:18 - 25
    But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas" -
    John 18:39 - 40
    But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?
    John 19:16
    So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 27:15 - 26
    Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.
    Mark 15:6 - 15
    Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.
    Luke 23:18 - 25
    But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas" -
    John 18:39 - 40
    But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?
    John 19:16
    So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus.
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 27:22
    Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!
  4. Cross References
    John 12:19
    So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.
  5. Cross References
    John 19:13
    So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 27:24
    So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.
    Luke 23:47
    Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!
  7. Cross References
    Matthew 2:12
    And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
  8. Cross References
    Acts 3:14
    But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
  9. Cross References
    Acts 13:28
    And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
  10. Cross References
    Luke 23:41
    And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.
    John 8:46
    Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
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