Luke 23:25

Luke 23:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
• New International Version (NIV)He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus over to their will.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

Context of Luke 23:25

23But the crowd pressured Pilate. They shouted that Jesus had to be crucified, and they finally won. 24Pilate decided to give in to their demand. He freed Barabbas, who had been put in prison for rioting and murdering, because that’s what they wanted. But he let them do what they wanted to Jesus. 26As the soldiers led Jesus away, they grabbed a man named Simon, who was from the city of Cyrene. Simon was coming into Jerusalem. They laid the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27A large crowd followed Jesus. The women in the crowd cried and sang funeral songs for him.

Luke 23:25 word by word

ἀπέλυσεν δὲ τὸν διὰ στάσιν καὶ φόνον βεβλημένον εἰς φυλακὴν ὃν ᾐτοῦντο· τὸν δὲ Ἰησοῦν παρέδωκεν τῷ θελήματι αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he releasedἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• seditionστάσιςstasis · uprisingG4714
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• murderφόνοςphonos · murderG5408
• was castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• they had desiredαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• he deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307

Cross-references for Luke 23:25

• Luke 23:2They began to accuse Jesus by saying, “We found that he stirs up trouble among our people: He keeps them from paying taxes to the emperor, and he says that he is Christ, a king.”
• Mark 15:7There was a man named Barabbas in prison. He was with some rebels who had committed murder during a riot.
• John 18:40The Jews shouted again, “Don’t free this man! Free Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a political revolutionary.)
• 1 Samuel 12:13“Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the Lord has put a king over you.
• Mark 15:6At every Passover festival, Pilate would free one prisoner whom the people asked for.
• Acts 3:14You rejected the man who was holy and innocent. You asked to have a murderer given to you,
• Matthew 27:26Then Pilate freed Barabbas for the people. But he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.
• Mark 15:15Pilate wanted to satisfy the people, so he freed Barabbas for them. But he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.

Commentaries on Luke 23:25

• 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

Topics related to Luke 23:25

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

In the dictionaries

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

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