Matthew 27:20
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 27
“But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.”Matthew 27:20
What Does Matthew 27:20 Mean?
Matthew 27:20 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 27, verse 20 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 27:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 22:6“But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.”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 3:14“But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;”Genesis 19:4“But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:”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.”Mark 15:11“But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.”Luke 24:20“And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.”John 18:40“Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.”Job 31:34“Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?”Psalms 54:3“For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.”Psalms 69:12“They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.”Jeremiah 26:9“Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.”Matthew 21:15“And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,”Luke 23:18“And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:”John 6:66“From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.”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?”Acts 4:1“And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,”Acts 14:19“And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.”James 5:6“Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.”Acts 2:23“Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:”
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