Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

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Bible References

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Mark 15:15
Pilate therefore willing to humour the people, released to them Barabbas, and having caused Jesus to be scourg'd, he deliver'd him to be crucified.
Luke 23:40
but the other answered, and thus reprov'd him, art thou under no awe of God, thou that art condemned to the same punishment?