Matthew 27:17

Easy To Read Version

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]} ?”

Cross References

1 Kings 18:21

Elijah came to all the people. He said, “When will you people decide who to follow? If the Lord is the true God, then you should follow him. But if Baal [200] is the true God, then you should follow him!”

Matthew 1:16

Jacob was the father of Joseph.\par Joseph was the husband of Mary,\par and Mary was the mother of Jesus.\par Jesus is called the Christ. {\cf2\super [6]} \par

Matthew 27:16

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

Matthew 27:18

Pilate knew that the people gave Jesus to him because the people were jealous.

John 19:15

They yelled, “Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a cross!”

John 4:25

The woman said, “I know that the Messiah is coming.” (Messiah is the One called Christ. {\cf2\super [66]})“When the Messiah comes, he will explain everything to us.”

Joshua 24:15

“But maybe you don’t want to serve the Lord. You must choose for yourselves today. Today you must decide who you will serve. Will you serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River? Or will you serve the gods of the Amorite people that lived in this land? You must choose for yourselves. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord!”