Matthew 27:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. ”

Matthew 27:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See also the parallel places in Mark 15:6-14 ; Luke 23:17-23 ; John 18:39-40 . Matthew 27:15 At that feast - The feast of the Passover. The governor was wont to release ... - that is...
Matthew 27:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) Now at [that] feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. (3) Christ is first acquitted by the same judge who condemns him, that we might see how the just...
Matthew 27:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus before Pilate ( Mark 15:1-15 *, Luke 23:1-3 ; Luke 23:18-27 ). Mt. follows Mk. closely, but has an additional source of information on which he draws for Pilate's wife's dream and Pilate's...
Matthew 27:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

people . crowd. would. Greek. thelo . App-102.
Matthew 27:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:15 . Now the governor was wont at the festival Here is described to us, on the one hand, the insatiable cruelty of the priests, and, on the other, the furious obstinacy of the peo...
Matthew 27:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. The governor was wont to release - Whence this custom originated among the Jews is not known, - proba...
Matthew 27:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Now at that feast, &c.— Pilate had already sent Jesus to Herod, having learned that he belonged to Galilee; and Herod had sent him back to him. Luke 23:6-11 . At former passovers the governor...
Matthew 27:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 23:1-25...
Matthew 27:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Before Pilate. The Crucifixion 1, 2. Jesus delivered to Pilate ( Mark 15:1 ; Luke 23:1 ; John 18:28 : see on Jn).
Matthew 27:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The governor was wont to release. — It is not known when the practice began, nor whether it was primarily a Jewish or a Roman one. The fact that the release of criminals was a common incident of a...
Matthew 27:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1-75 - Matthew 27:1-56 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large pr...
Matthew 27:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Barabbas or Christ? Matthew 27:11-21 The vacillation of Pilate made him a criminal. Weakness becomes sin. At first he evidently meant to release Jesus, but instead of saying so outright, he str...
Matthew 27:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The morning saw the plot hatched in the night carried into effect. This is chronicled in the first two verses of the chapter. The picture of Judas in his remorse is very terrible. Pilate stands out...
Matthew 27:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. (12) And when he was accused of the chief priests and el...
Matthew 27:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now at [that] feast ,.... The Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "at every feast": which looks as if the authors of these versions thought the sense was, that the following custom was used...
Matthew 27:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. Ver. 15. The governor was wont ] In remembrance, say some, of their deliverance from the Egyptian...
Matthew 27:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now at that feast , &c. It had become a custom with the Roman governors, at the feast of the passover, to gratify the people with the pardon and release of any one prisoner they pleased. There w...
Matthew 27:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

All night the Lord Jesus had been subjected to the persecution of the Jewish council. Now early in the morning, determined that He might be put to death as soon as possible, they bring Him bound to t...
Matthew 27:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ at the Bar of Pilate. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the J...
Matthew 27:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 27:18 " .
Matthew 27:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Chief Priest and Elders Bring about the Crucifixion of Jesus By Manipulation: The Remorse of Judas and The Trial of Jesus Before Pilate (27:1-26). In this new subsection Matthew lays great str...
Matthew 27:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 27:11 . Tie governor asked him. —Pilate, true to the Roman sense of justice, refused merely to confirm the sentence of the Sanhedrin ( Carr ). Matthew 27:16 . Barabbas....
Matthew 27:15 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We are now to read about our Lord before Pontius Pilate. Matthew 27:15-30 . Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a nota...
Matthew 27:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The redemption of man is comprised in many scenes. The last supper of our Lord his agony in the garden, for there man first offended the treason of Judas the apprehension of Christ his appearance bef...
Matthew 27:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ. The release of Barabbas I. It illustrates the evasion of personal responsibility. We always admire courage in the abstract. Look at the position of Pi...
Matthew 27:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 27:1 , Matthew 27:2 Jesus brought to Pilate. ( Mark 15:1 ; Luke 22:66 ; Luke 23:1 ; John 18:28 .) Matthew 27:1 When the morning was come. This is the e...
Matthew 27:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now, at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner whom they would.
Matthew 27:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 24:27 ; Acts 25:9 ; John 18:38 ; John 18:39 ; Luke 23:16 ; Luke 23:17 ; Mark 15:6 ; Mark 15:8 ; Matthew 26:5
Matthew 27:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

At every feast — Every year, at the feast of the passover. Mark 15:6 ; Luke 23:17 ; John 18:39 .

Matthew 27:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 27:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 27:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 27:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 27:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 27:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 27:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 27:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 27:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 27:15 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 27:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 27:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 27:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 27:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 27:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 27:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes