John 18:40 BSB — MannaFest

John 18:40

“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)

BSB

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ASV

They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

KJV

Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 12 (444)

Herein also the Jews show themselves indeed lawbreakers, and more inclined to give way to their own inclinations than to honour their ancient commandments; for though the Mosaic Law ordered that a man who had committed involuntary homicide should be released, and not a man like Barabbas (for how could such a thing be?), they prefer to ask for a notorious robber.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Then cried they all again,.... For it seems that Pilate had made this proposal once before, and that this was the second time, though not mentioned; yet some copies, and the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, leave out the word "again": they all, priests and people, in a very clamorous manner, cried out as one man, with one united voice, all at once; saying, not this man, but Barabbas; now Barabbas was a robber; who was an emblem of God's elect in a state of nature, released and set free when Christ was condemned.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 595: “Barabbas Preferred To Jesus” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1864)

THE custom of delivering a prisoner upon the day of the Passover was intended, no doubt, as an act of grace on the part of the Roman authorities towards the Jews. And by the Jews it may have been accepted as a significant compliment to their Passover. Since on that day they, themselves, were delivered out of the land of Egypt, they may have thought it to be most fitting that some imprisoned person should obtain his liberty.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐκραύγασαν	ekraugasan	They cried out	G2905 →
οὖν	oun	then	G3767 →
πάλιν	palin	again	G3825 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying;	G3004 →
μὴ	mē	Not	G3361 →
τοῦτον	touton	this one	G3778 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	but	G235 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Βαραββᾶν·	Barabban	Barabbas!	G912 →
ἦν	ēn	Was	G1510 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Βαραββᾶς	Barabbas	Barabbas	G912 →
λῃστής.¶	lēstēs	an insurrectionist.	G3027 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 23:25
As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.
leads to
- Acts 3:14
  You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Mark 15:7
And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
leads to
- Luke 23:18–19
  But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 23:25
  As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 27:16
  At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
Through
Mark 15:15
And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
leads to
- John 19:1
  Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
- Matthew 27:26
  So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- Isaiah 50:6
  I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
- Mark 10:34
  who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John