Luke 23:25

Contemporary English Version 1995

He freed the man who was in jail for rioting and murder, because he was the one the crowd wanted to be set free. Then Pilate handed Jesus over for them to do what they wanted with him.

Cross References

Acts 3:14

You rejected Jesus, who was holy and good. You asked for a murderer to be set free,

Mark 15:15

Pilate wanted to please the crowd, so he set Barabbas free. Then he ordered his soldiers to beat Jesus with a whip and nail him to a cross.

John 18:40

They shouted, “No, not him! We want Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a terrorist.

Luke 23:5

But they all kept on saying, “He has been teaching and causing trouble all over Judea. He started in Galilee and has now come all the way here.”

Luke 23:2

They started accusing him and said, “We caught this man trying to get our people to riot and to stop paying taxes to the Emperor. He also claims that he is the Messiah, our king.”

Matthew 27:26

Pilate set Barabbas free. Then he ordered his soldiers to beat Jesus with a whip and nail him to a cross.

1 Samuel 12:13

You asked for a king, and you chose one. Now he stands here where all of you can see him. But it was really the Lord who made him your king.

Luke 23:24

Finally, Pilate gave in.

Luke 23:26

As Jesus was being led away, some soldiers grabbed hold of a man named Simon who was from Cyrene. He was coming in from the fields, but they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.

John 19:16

Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be nailed to a cross. Jesus was taken away,

Esther 3:11

“Do what you want with those people! You can keep their money.”