Matthew 27:16 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 27:16

At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

KJV

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

In the Gospel entitled 'according to the Hebrews,' Barabbas is interpreted, 'The son of their master,' who had been condemned for sedition and murder.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they had then a notable prisoner,.... The Vulgate Latin reads, "he had"; that is, Pilate, who had committed him to prison, and under whose power he was: for the Jews had lost all authority of this kind, at least in capital cases.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A notable prisoner - Barabbas - This person had, a short time before, raised an insurrection in Jerusalem, in which it appears, from Mar 15:7, some lives were lost. In some MSS., and in the Armenian and Syriac Hieros., this man has the surname of Jesus.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

These verses describe our Lord’s appearance before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. That sight must have been wonderful to the angels of God. He who will one day judge the world allowed himself to be judged and condemned, though “he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth” ( Isaiah 53:9 ). He, from whose lips Pilate and Caiaphas will one day receive their eternal sentence suffered silently, an unjust sentence to be passed upon him.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἶχον	eichon	They were holding	G2192 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
τότε	tote	at that time	G5119 →
δέσμιον	desmion	a prisoner	G1198 →
ἐπίσημον	episēmon	notable	G1978 →
λεγόμενον	legomenon	being named	G3004 →
Ἰησοῦν	Iēsoun	Jesus	G2424 →
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.

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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
Romans 1:32
Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
leads to
- Romans 2:1–5
  You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
- Romans 1:21
  For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
- Romans 6:21
  What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
- Romans 1:18
  The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
- Psalms 50:18
  When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
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—
Through
Mark 15:7
And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
leads to
- Luke 23:25
  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.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew