Luke 23:18
Then the whole multitude burst out into a shout. "Away with this man," they said, "and release Barabbas to us"
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 27:15"Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired;
John 18:39But you have a custom that I should release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So shall I release to you the King of the Jews?"
Acts 3:14Yes, you disowned the holy and righteous One, and asked as a favour the release of a murderer.
Acts 22:22Until they heard this last statement the people listened to Paul, but now with a roar of disapproval they cried out, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He ought not to be allowed to live."
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 →