Luke 23:18

Luke 23:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
• New International Version (NIV)But the whole crowd shouted, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"—
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”—

Context of Luke 23:18

16So I will just punish him. I will command a soldier to hit him with whips. Then I will let him go.’ 17[Pilate usually let one person go free out of the prison at Passover time.] But the crowd all shouted together, ‘Take this man away and kill him! We want Barabbas to go free.’ 19Barabbas had fought against the Roman rulers in Jerusalem. He had also killed somebody. That is why the rulers had put him in prison. 20But Pilate still wanted to let Jesus go. So he spoke to the crowd again.

Luke 23:18 word by word

ἀνέκραγον δὲ παμπληθεὶ λέγοντες· αἶρε τοῦτον, ἀπόλυσον δὲ ἡμῖν τὸν Βαραββᾶν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they cried outἀνακράζωanakrazō · to yellG349
• all at onceπαμπληθείpamplēthei · togetherG3826
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Away withαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• releaseἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• unto usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Barabbasὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• BarabbasΒαραββᾶςBarabbas · BarabbasG912

Cross-references for Luke 23:18

• Matthew 27:16At that time, there was a man called Barabbas in prison. Everyone knew about the bad things that he had done.
• Mark 15:7A man called Barabbas was in the prison at that time. He and some other men had fought against the Roman rulers. And they had killed someone when they were fighting.
• John 18:40They shouted their answer, ‘No, we do not want him! Let Barabbas go free!’ (Barabbas was a man who had attacked people and robbed them.)
• Acts 3:14Jesus was God's Holy One who always did what was right. But you did not accept him. You told Pilate to let another man go free instead of Jesus. That man was in prison because he had killed people.
• John 19:15But they shouted, ‘Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a cross!’ Pilate asked them, ‘Do you want me to kill your king on a cross?’ The leaders of the priests answered, ‘Caesar is the only ruler that we call king.’
• Acts 21:36The crowd followed behind Paul and the soldiers. They were shouting, ‘Kill him!’
• Acts 22:22The people listened carefully to Paul until he spoke about the Gentiles. Then they began to shout loudly, ‘Take him away! Kill him! It is not right that he should live any longer!’

Commentaries on Luke 23:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Away with this man - That is, Put him to death - , literally, Take this one away, i.e. to punishment - to death.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 See the notes at Matthew 27:20-23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-25Verses 13-25 The fear of man brings many into this snare, that they will do an unjust thing, against their consciences, rather than get into trouble. Pilate declares Jesus innocent, and has a mind to release him; yet, to please the people, he would punish him as an evil-doer. If no fault be found in him, why chastise him? Pilate yielded at length; he had not courage to go against so strong a stream. He delivered Jesus to their will, to be crucified.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18I will punish Him: The Greek verb can mean “instruct,” “punish,” or “discipline.” It refers to a mild whipping for minor offenses. This was different from the severe flogging Romans gave before crucifixion (see Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:18

• Barabbas
• Complicity
• Demagogism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Opinion, Public
• Politics
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Barabbas
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Luke 23

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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