✨WEB · Luke 23:18
What does Luke 23:18 mean?
"But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—"
— Luke 23:18 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.
But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—
one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.
Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,
but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
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