Luke 23:18

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they cried out--the whole multitude--saying, `Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 23:18 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 27:15Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
  2. Mark 15:6Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
  3. John 18:39But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
  4. John 19:15At 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.
  5. Acts 3:14You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
  6. Acts 21:36For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
  7. Acts 22:22The 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!”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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