Matthew 27:26

Matthew 27:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

Context of Matthew 27:26

24So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands [to ceremonially cleanse himself of guilt] in the presence of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this [righteous] Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.” 25And all the people answered, “Let [the responsibility for] His blood be on us and on our children!” So he set Barabbas free for them; but after having Jesus severely whipped (scourged), he handed Him over to be crucified. 27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him. 28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on Him [as a king’s robe].

Matthew 27:26 word by word

τότε ἀπέλυσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Βαραββᾶν· τὸν δὲ Ἰησοῦν φραγελλώσας παρέδωκεν ἵνα σταυρωθῇ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• released heἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• Barabbasὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• BarabbasΒαραββᾶςBarabbas · BarabbasG912
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andδέde · thenG1161
• when he had scourgedφραγελλόωphragelloō · to whipG5417
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• he deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• be crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717

Cross-references for Matthew 27:26

• Mark 15:15So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over [to his soldiers] to be crucified.
• Luke 23:25And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed over Jesus to their will.
• Matthew 20:19and will hand Him over to the Gentiles (Roman authorities) to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and He will be raised [to life] on the third day.”
• Isaiah 50:6I turned My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting.
• Isaiah 53:5But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed.
• Mark 10:34They will mock and ridicule Him and spit on Him, and whip (scourge) Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise [from the dead].”
• Luke 18:32He will be betrayed and handed over to the Gentiles (Roman authorities), and will be mocked and ridiculed and insulted and abused and spit on,
• Luke 23:16Therefore I will punish Him [to teach Him a lesson] and release Him.”
• John 19:1So then Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged (flogged, whipped).
• 1 Peter 2:24He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Scourged Jesus - This is allowed to have been a very severe punishment of itself among the Romans, the flesh being generally cut by the whips used for this purpose: so the poet: - - Horribili Sectere flagello. "To be cut by the horrible whip." Hor. Sat. I. 3. 119. And sometimes it seems, they were whipped to death. See the same poet, Sat. I. 2. 41. - Ille Flagellis Ad Mortem caesus See also Horat. Epod. od. iv. v. 11. It has been thought that Pilate might…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And when he had scourged Jesus - See the notes at Matthew 10:17. Among the Romans it was customary to scourge or whip a “slave” before he was crucified. This was done to inflict greater suffering. than crucifixion would be alone, and to add to the horrors of the punishment. Our Lord, being about to be put to death after the manner of a slave, was also treated as a slave as one of the lowest and most despised of mankind. He delivered him to be crucified…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-30Verses 26-30 Crucifixion was a death used only among the Romans; it was very terrible and miserable. A cross was laid on the ground, to which the hands and feet were nailed, it was then lifted up and fixed upright, so that the weight of the body hung on the nails, till the sufferer died in agony. Christ thus answered the type of the brazen serpent raised on a pole. Christ underwent all the misery and shame here related, that he might purchase for us…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26When the Romans flogged a man, they beat him with whips that had leather straps on the end. Some straps had sharp bone, lead, or rock pieces attached (see also Deuteronomy 25:1–3; 1 Kings 12:11, 14; Acts 16:22; 22:25; 2 Corinthians 11:24–25).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:26

• Barabbas
• Complicity
• Court
• Demagogism
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Opinion, Public
• Persecution
• Politics
• Prisoners
• Punishment
• Rulers
• Scourging
• Verdict

In the dictionaries

• Barabbas
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Accusation
• Notable
• Plat
• Scourging
• Seal
• Stripes
• Wag

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings