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 mob shouted louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed. 24So Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded. As they had requested, he released Barabbas, the man in prison for insurrection and murder. But he turned Jesus over to them to do as they wished. 26As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women.

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 state their case: “This man has been leading our people astray by telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government and by claiming he is the Messiah, a king.”
• Mark 15:7One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising.
• John 18:40But they shouted back, “No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a revolutionary.)
• 1 Samuel 12:13All right, here is the king you have chosen. You asked for him, and the Lord has granted your request.
• Mark 15:6Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner—anyone the people requested.
• Acts 3:14You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer.
• Matthew 27:26So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
• Mark 15:15So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers 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
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription

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