Luke 23:20

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Pilate wanted to let Jesus go, so he appealed to the crowd again.

Cross References

Mark 15:15

Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, so he let Barabbas go free. But he ordered Jesus to be whipped, and then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.

John 19:12

From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free. But the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you’re not Caesar’s friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is against Caesar!”

Matthew 27:19

Pilate also wanted to release Jesus because he’d gotten a message from his wife while he was judging the case. The message said, “Don’t do anything to that man. He’s innocent. I had a terrible nightmare about him last night.”

Luke 23:19

(Barabbas had been thrown into prison because he’d led a revolt in the city against the authorities, during which he had committed murder.)

Luke 23:21

But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”