Matthew 27:15

The Passion Translation

Now, every year at Passover it was the custom of the governor to pardon a prisoner and release him to the people—anyone they wanted.

Cross References

Acts 25:9

Festus, because he wanted to curry favor with the Jews, asked Paul, “Are you willing to go with me to Jerusalem and be tried for these charges?”

Acts 24:27

Two years later, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. Before he left office he decided to leave Paul in prison as a political favor to the Jews.

John 19:16

Then Pilate handed Jesus over to them. So the soldiers seized him and took him away to be crucified.

Matthew 26:5

But they all agreed, “We can’t do this during the Passover celebrations or we could have a riot on our hands.”

Matthew 27:16

And at that time, Pilate was holding in custody a notorious criminal named Jesus Barabbas.

Luke 23:17

For it was Pilate’s custom to honor the Jewish holiday by releasing a prisoner.

Luke 23:18

When the crowd heard this, they went wild. Erupting with anger, they cried out, “No! Take this one away and release Barabbas!”

John 18:16

but Peter was left standing outside by the gate. Then the other disciple came back out to the servant girl who was guarding the gate and convinced her to allow Peter inside.