Luke 23:17
Now it was necessary for him to release to them one at the feast.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
In Context
16I will therefore chastise, and release him.
18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas;
Cross References
Mark 15:6Now at the feast he was wont to release to them one prisoner, whom they might ask.
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 →