Luke 23:19
(Bar-Abba was a man who was thrown into the beis hasohar, because of some insurrection which occurred in HaIr as well as a retzach.)
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
In Context
18But they cried out with one kol, saying, Away with this one! And release to us Bar-Abba!
20And again Pilate addressed them, wishing to release Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach.
Cross References
Luke 23:5But they were insisting, saying, He incites the people, from where he began with his torah (teaching), throughout all of Yehudah, from the Galil even to this place.
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 →