Luke 23:20

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Mark 15:15

Pilate wanted to please the people, so he set Barabbas free for them. And he told the soldiers to beat Jesus with whips. Then he handed him over to the soldiers to be killed on a cross.

John 19:12

After this, Pilate tried to let Jesus go free. But the Jewish leaders shouted, “Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar. So if you let this man go free, that means you are not Caesar’s friend.”

Matthew 27:19

While Pilate was sitting there in the place for judging, his wife sent a message to him. It said, “Don’t do anything with that man. He is not guilty. Last night I had a dream about him, and it troubled me very much.”

Luke 23:19

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

Luke 23:21

But they shouted again, “Kill him! Kill him on a cross!”