Luke 23:19

Luke 23:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
• New International Version (NIV)(Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder.
• New King James Version (NKJV)who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.

Context of Luke 23:19

17[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.] 18But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!” (He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.) 20Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again, 21but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

Luke 23:19 word by word

ὅστις ἦν διὰ στάσιν τινὰ γενομένην ἐν τῇ πόλει καὶ φόνον βληθεὶς ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ.¶Read the interlinear

• He was oneὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• had been thrownβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• into prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• in the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• and for murderφόνοςphonos · murderG5408

Cross-references for Luke 23:19

• Luke 23:2And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”
• Acts 3:14But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

Commentaries on Luke 23:19

• 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. 19Palestine was a center of rebellion in the years leading up to the Jewish revolt against Rome in AD 66–74. The Jewish historian Josephus describes several first-century (see also Acts 5:36–37).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:19

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

In the dictionaries

• Barabbas
• 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