Luke 23:17
For of necessitie he must haue let one loose vnto them at the feast.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
In Context
16I wyll therefore chasten hym, and let hym loose.
18And all the people cryed at once, saying: Away with him, and deliuer to vs Barabbas.
Cross References
Mark 15:6At that feast, Pilate dyd delyuer vnto them a prisoner, whomsoeuer they woulde desire.
Matthew Henry on Luke 23:14-26
Barabbas Preferred to Christ. 13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 17 (For of necessity he must release… Read the whole commentary →