Luke 23:18

Luke · New Testament · Chapter 23

“And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:”Luke 23:18

What Does Luke 23:18 Mean?

Luke 23:18 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 23, verse 18 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Luke 23:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

John 19:15“But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.”Acts 21:36“For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.”Isaiah 53:3“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”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.”Acts 3:14“But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;”Exodus 12:6“And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.”Psalms 64:2“Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:”John 18:40“Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.”Acts 22:22“And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.”Job 30:1“But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.”Proverbs 17:15“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.”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.”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.”Mark 15:6“Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.”John 18:39“But 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?”Matthew 27:15“Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.”

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