11 Bible Verses about Barabbas

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Luke 23:18

Then the whole crowd shouted out, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas."

John 18:40

Then they all shouted again. "No, not him! Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

Matthew 27:16

At that time they had a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

Matthew 27:17

So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"

Matthew 27:20

But the chief priests and the elders urged the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus.

Matthew 27:21

So when Pilate said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release unto you?" they said, "Barabbas."

Mark 15:7

A man named Barabbas was there in prison, with some rioters who had committed murder during an uprising.

Mark 15:11

But the chief priests incited the crowds to have Barabbas released to them, instead.

Mark 15:15

So Pilate, who wished to make himself strong with the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and gave Jesus over for crucifixion, after he had scourged him.

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Barabbas » A prisoner released by pilate

Matthew 27:16-26

At that time they had a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?" He knew well that it was because of enmity that they had brought Jesus before him. read more.
And while he was seated upon the judgment-seat, his wife had sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered many things today, in a dream, because of him." But the chief priests and the elders urged the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus. So when Pilate said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release unto you?" they said, "Barabbas." And Pilate asked, "What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?" What one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!" But Pilate said, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they kept shouting the more fiercely, "Let him be crucified!" So when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that on the contrary a riot was threatening, he took water and washed his hands in the presence of the crowd, saying. "I am innocent of the blood of this man; you must answer for it." All the people answered, "His blood be upon us and upon our children." Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he scourged, and delivered to be crucified.

Mark 15:7-15

A man named Barabbas was there in prison, with some rioters who had committed murder during an uprising. So when the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to follow his usual custom, he asked them, "Do you wish me to release the King of the Jews?" read more.
For he recognized that it was through spite that the high priests had handed him over. But the chief priests incited the crowds to have Barabbas released to them, instead. So Pilate spoke to them once more, "What them shall I do to him you call 'King of the Jews'?" Then they shouted again, "Crucify him!" "Why, what wrong has he done?" Pilate kept saying. But they shouted furiously, "Crucify him!" So Pilate, who wished to make himself strong with the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and gave Jesus over for crucifixion, after he had scourged him.

Luke 23:18-25

Then the whole crowd shouted out, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas." (This was a man who had been thrown in prison on account of a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder.) Then Pilate spoke to them again, because he wished to release Jesus; read more.
but they continued to shout out and say, "Crucify! Crucify him!" For the third time he appealed to them. "But what crime has he committed? I have found in him nothing that deserves death. I will therefore flog him, and let him go." But they kept shouting the more insistently, demanding that he should be crucified, and their shouts won the day. So Pilate gave sentence what they wished should be done. He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, the man whom they asked for; but Jesus he handed over to their will.

John 18:40

Then they all shouted again. "No, not him! Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

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Mark 15:7

A man named Barabbas was there in prison, with some rioters who had committed murder during an uprising.

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Mark 15:7

A man named Barabbas was there in prison, with some rioters who had committed murder during an uprising.

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Mark 15:7

A man named Barabbas was there in prison, with some rioters who had committed murder during an uprising.

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