“ And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. ”
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...
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...
Barabbas. Aramaic. See App-94.
And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. A notable prisoner - Barabbas - This person had, a short time before, raised an insurrection in Jerusalem, in which it appears, from Mark 15:7...
A notable prisoner— A notorious criminal. Heylin. It seems he was the head of the rebels; (see John 18:40 . Luke 23:19 ; Luke 23:25 .) the ringleader of a sedition, in which murder had been co...
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...
Before Pilate. The Crucifixion 1, 2. Jesus delivered to Pilate ( Mark 15:1 ; Luke 23:1 ; John 18:28 : see on Jn).
A notable prisoner, called Barabbas. — There is considerable, though not quite decisive, evidence in favour of the reading which gives “Jesus Barabbas” as the name of the prisoner. The name Bar-abb...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
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 t...
And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. Ver. 16. A notable prisoner, called Barabbas ] That is, by interpretation, his father's son, his white son, his darling, his tidling, a wh...
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...
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...
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...
See Poole on " Matthew 27:18 " .
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
The offer to release Jesus:
Acts 3:14 ; John 18:40 ; Luke 23:18 ; Luke 23:19 ; Luke 23:25 ; Mark 15:7 ; Romans 1:32