Matthew 27:15-18

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

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.

  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.
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