Luke 23:20

New Century Version

Pilate wanted to let Jesus go free and told this to the crowd.

Cross References

Matthew 27:19

While Pilate was sitting there on the judge’s seat, his wife sent this message to him: “Don’t do anything to that man, because he is innocent. Today I had a dream about him, and it troubled me very much.”

Mark 15:15

Pilate wanted to please the crowd, so he freed Barabbas for them. After having Jesus beaten with whips, he handed Jesus over to the soldiers to be crucified.

Luke 23:19

(Barabbas was a man who was in prison for his part in a riot in the city and for murder.)

Luke 23:21

But they shouted again, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

John 19:12

After this, Pilate tried to let Jesus go. But some in the crowd cried out, “Anyone who makes himself king is against Caesar. If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar.”