Luke 23:18 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 23:18

But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:—

KJV

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

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Commentary

4 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Away with this man - That is, Put him to death - αιρε τουτον, literally, Take this one away, i.e. to punishment - to death.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

We should observe, for one thing, in this passage — what striking testimony was borne to our Lord Jesus Christ's perfect innocence by His judges. We are told that Pilate said to the Jews, "You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence, and have found no basis for your charges against him. Neither has Herod — for he sent him back to us; as you can see — he has done nothing to deserve death." The Roman and the Galilean governors were both of one mind.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀνέκραγον	anekragon	They cried out	G349 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
παμπληθεὶ	pamplēthei	all together	G3826 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying;	G3004 →
αἶρε	aire	do remove	G142 →
τοῦτον,	touton	this [man],	G3778 →
ἀπόλυσον	apoluson	do release	G630 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἡμῖν	hēmin	to us	G3165 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Βαραββᾶν·	Barabban	Barabbas;	G912 →

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

The walk

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
Acts 21:36
For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
leads to
- John 19:15
  At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 22:22
  The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
Through
Acts 22:22
The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
leads to
- Acts 25:24
  Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he…
- Acts 21:36
  For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
Through
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—
- 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.
- 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,

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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 Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke