Matthew 27:16

Easy To Read Version

At that time there was a man in prison who was known to be very bad. His name was Barabbas. {\cf2\super [426]}

Cross References

Matthew 27:15

Every year at the Passover {\cf2\super [425]} time the governor would free one person from the prison. This was always a person that the people wanted to be made free.

Matthew 27:17

All the people gathered at Pilate’s house. Pilate asked the people, “I will free one man for you. Which man do you want me to free: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ {\cf2\super [427]} ?”

Mark 15:7

At that time, there was a man named Barabbas in prison. He was in prison with the rebels. These rebels were guilty of murder during a riot.

Luke 23:25

The people wanted Barabbas to go free. Barabbas was in jail for starting a riot and for killing people. Pilate let Barabbas go free. And Pilate gave Jesus to the people to be killed. This is what the people wanted.

Acts 3:14

Jesus was pure and good (innocent), but you said you did not want him. You told Pilate to give you a murderer {\cf2\super [54]} instead of Jesus.

Romans 1:32

Those people know God’s law. They know God’s law says that people who live like that should die. But they continue to do those wrong things. And they say that people who do those things are doing right.

Romans 16:7

Say hello to Andronicus and Junia. They are my relatives, and they were in prison with me. They were followers of Christ before I was. And they are some of the most important of the people that Christ sent out to do his work. {\cf2\super [161]} They were believers in Christ before I was.