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John 18:40 KJV
John · chapter 18 · verse 40
Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.John 18:40 · King James Version
John 18:40 in context
38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
40Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BarabbasbarabbasBarabbas = " son of a father or master" , the captive robber whom the Jews begged…G912 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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We have here an account of Christ's arraignment before Pilate, the Roman governor, in the praetorium (a Latin word made Greek), the praetor's house, or hall of judgment; thither they hurried him, to get him condemned in the Roman court, and executed by the Roman power.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 28-40