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Apr 27, 2023 · Matthew 27:16 “At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.”. Mark 15:7 “The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.”. Luke 23:18 “But they cried out all together, saying, ‘Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!’”.
Aug 5, 2022 · Pilate offered the mob a choice: the release of Jesus or the release of Barabbas, a well-known criminal who had been imprisoned “for an insurrection in the city, and for murder” (Luke 23:19). The release of a Jewish prisoner was customary before the feast of Passover (Mark 15:6).
Barabbas (/ b ə ˈ r æ b ə s /; Biblical Greek: Bαραββᾶς, romanized: Barabbās) was, according to the New Testament, a prisoner who was chosen over Jesus by the crowd in Jerusalem to be pardoned and released by Roman governor Pontius Pilate at the Passover feast.
May 8, 2024 · In Matthew 27:16 Barabbas is called a “notorious prisoner.” In Mark 15:7, echoed in Luke 23:19, he was “in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection” against the occupying Roman forces. John 18:40 describes him as a bandit.
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Mar 16, 2021 · Barabbas is a revolutionary who has directly challenged Roman rule (Luke 23:18–19). And from a Roman point of view, Jesus’ claim to be king of the Jews poses a threat to Caesar. Few examples of...
Barabbas was a robber, murderer and rebel. He had sought to save the Jews through insurrection. In character, Barabbas represented the devil, who was a murderer from the beginning. (See John 8:44.) In heaven Satan caused sedition and a third of the angels joined him.
Barabbas is identified as “a notorious prisoner” , “a robber” , and as one of “the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection” . The motive for the insurrection in Jerusalem, during which he had committed murder ( 15:7 ; Luke 23:19 ), is uncertain.
