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[footnote: Some mss. add: Now Pilate needed to release one prisoner to them at the feast.] 18But they shouted out all together, saying, “Take this fellow away! Release to us Bar-Abba!” (He was someone who had been thrown into prison for a rebellion in the city and murder.) 20Again Pilate addressed them, wanting to release Yeshua; 21but they kept shouting out, saying, “Execute, execute 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• seditionστάσιςstasis · uprisingG4714
• madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the cityὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• for murderφόνοςphonos · murderG5408
• was castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438

Cross-references for Luke 23:19

• Luke 23:2And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar and saying that He Himself is Messiah—a king.”
• Acts 3:14But you rejected 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