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Text -- Matthew 27:11-23 (NET)
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Jesus and Pilate
27:11 Then Jesus stood before the governor , and the governor asked him , “Are you the king of the Jews ?” Jesus said , “You say so.”
27:12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders , he did not respond .
27:13 Then Pilate said to him , “Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you ?”
27:14 But he did not answer even one accusation , so that the governor was quite amazed .
27:15 During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd , whomever they wanted .
27:16 At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas .
27:17 So after they had assembled , Pilate said to them , “Whom do you want me to release for you , Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ ?”
27:18 (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy .)
27:19 As he was sitting on the judgment seat , his wife sent a message to him : “Have nothing to do with that innocent man ; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today .”
27:20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed .
27:21 The governor asked them , “Which of the two do you want me to release for you ?” And they said , “Barabbas !”
27:22 Pilate said to them , “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ ?” They all said , “Crucify him!”
27:23 He asked , “Why? What wrong has he done ?” But they shouted more insistently , “Crucify him!”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Barabbas |
Pilate, Pontius |
Prayer |
PILATE; PONTIUS |
Rulers |
Month |
Homicide |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 |
Judge |
Prisoners |
Complicity |
Demagogism |
Court |
PROCURATOR |
Self-defense |
GOVERNOR |
ARMENIAN VERSIONS, OF THE BIBLE |
Criminals |
Sanhedrim |
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NET Notes: Mat 27:11 The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 26:64.
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NET Notes: Mat 27:15 The custom of Pilate to release one prisoner is unknown outside the gospels in Jewish writings, but it was a Roman custom at the time and thus probabl...
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NET Notes: Mat 27:16 Although the external evidence for the inclusion of “Jesus” before “Barabbas” (in vv. 16 and 17) is rather sparse, being restr...
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NET Notes: Mat 27:19 Or “suffered greatly in a dream.” See the discussion on the construction κατ᾿ ὄναρ (kat’ o...
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NET Notes: Mat 27:21 Grk “answering, the governor said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation....
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