Luke 23:19

(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

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KJV

(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

ASV

one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.

YLT

who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

DBT

who was one who, for a certain tumult which had taken place in the city, and [for] murder, had been cast into prison.

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Similarly, I think that this is a prototype of all judgments that they would condemn those whom they believed to be innocent. However, it is evident that the Gentiles are more tolerant than the Jews, as Pilate's association with them demonstrates, and they are more persuaded by divine works.

Ambrose of Milan· EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 10.101, 397patristic

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Not unreasonably do they seek the pardon of a murderer, who were themselves demanding the death of the innocent. Such are the laws of iniquity, that what innocence hates, guilt loves. And here the interpretation of the name affords a figurative resemblance, for Barabbas is in Latin, the son of a father. Those then to whom it is said, Ye are of your father the Devil, are represented as about to prefer to the true Son of God the son of their father, that is, Antichrist.

Ambrose of Milan· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 397patristic

Therefore he adds: Who for a certain sedition made in the city and for murder had been cast into prison, and thus he was seditious and a murderer, and moreover a robber, as is said in John 18: "Now Barabbas was a robber." From this …

Bonaventure· Commentary on Luke, Chapter 23, 1257patristic

Who, for a certain sedition made in the city,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

And no wonder that such a man is the favourite and darling of such a mob, he that was really seditious, rather than he that was really loyal and falsely accused of sedition. When Pilate urged the second time that Christ should be released, they cried out, Crucify him, crucify him,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Acts 3:14
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
Luke 23:5
But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
Acts 24:5
We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

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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.

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Acts 3:14
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
leads to
- Mark 1:24
  “What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
- Acts 7:52
  Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
- 1 Peter 3:18
  For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- Acts 4:27
  In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- James 5:6
  You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
Through
Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
leads to
- Acts 17:6–7
  But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
- Luke 23:14
  and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges…
- John 19:12
  From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”

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