Then he released to them Barabbas, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
- BSB So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- NKJV Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
- NASB Then he released Barabbas for them; but after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
- NLT So 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.
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- Isa 53:5But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.
- John 19:1So Pilate then took Jesus, and flogged him.
- Mark 15:15Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
- Isa 50:6I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.
- Luke 23:16I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
- Luke 23:24–25Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.
- Mark 10:34They will mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.”
- 1 Pet 2:24who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
- Matt 20:19and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”
- Luke 18:32–33For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.
- John 19:16So then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
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