Luke 23:19

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(Barabbas was a man who was in jail for starting a riot in the city and for murder.)

Cross References

Acts 3:14

Jesus was holy and good, but you said you did not want him. You told Pilate to give you a murderer instead of Jesus.

Luke 23:5

But they kept on saying, “His teaching is causing trouble all over Judea. He began in Galilee, and now he is here!”

Luke 23:2

They began to accuse Jesus and said to Pilate, “We caught this man trying to change the thinking of our people. He says we should not pay taxes to Caesar. He calls himself the Messiah, a king.”

Mark 15:7

There was a man in prison at that time named Barabbas. He and the rebels with him had been put in prison for committing murder during a riot.

Luke 23:18

But they all shouted, “Kill him! Let Barabbas go free!”

Luke 23:20

Pilate wanted to let Jesus go free. So again Pilate told them that he would let him go.

Acts 21:38

Then you are not the man I thought you were. I thought you were the Egyptian who started some trouble against the government not long ago and led four thousand terrorists out to the desert.”