John 18:39

But ye have a custom, that I should release to you one person at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

In Context

38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And having thus spoken, he went out again unto the Jews and saith to them, I find no fault in him.

40Then again they all clamoured, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:15Now at the feast, the governor had been accustomed to release one prisoner to the people, whomsoever they chose.

Mark 15:6Now at the feast, he released one prisoner to them, whomsoever they petitioned for.

Luke 23:17(Now he held it necessary to release one to them at the feast.)

Matthew Henry on John 18:29-40

Christ in the Judgment-Hall; Christ Arraigned before Pilate. 28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. 29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him… Read the whole commentary →

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