Luke 23:20

And again Pilate addressed them, wishing to release Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

In Context

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.)

21But they were crying out saying, Let him be talui al HaEtz! Let him be hanged on HaEtz! + 23:21 Dt 21:23

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Cross References

Matthew 14:8So she, prompted by her mother, said, Give to me here upon a serving tray the rosh (head) Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva.

Mark 15:15So Pilate, desiring to placate the crowd, released to them Bar-Abba, and handed over Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach to be scourged + 15:15 with the flagellum and to be talui al HaEtz + 15:15 Dt 21:23 (to be hanged on the Tree).

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 →

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