John 18:40
John · New Testament · Chapter 18
“Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.”John 18:40
What Does John 18:40 Mean?
John 18:40 is found in the book of John, chapter 18, verse 40 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to John 18:40 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 53:2“For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.”Matthew 27:16“And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.”Matthew 27:20“But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.”Matthew 27:26“Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.”Mark 15:7“And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.”Mark 15:15“And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.”Luke 23:18“And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:”Luke 23:25“And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.”Acts 3:13“The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.”Isaiah 49:7“Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.”Ezekiel 18:10“If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,”Micah 3:2“Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;”Matthew 23:24“Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.”Acts 7:35“This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.”Mark 15:11“But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.”
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