KJV King James Version
Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
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John 18:40
Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
WEB World English Bible
Then they all shouted again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.
ASV American Standard Version
They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
therefore they all cried out again, saying, ‘Not this one—but Barabbas;’ and Barabbas was a robber.
Surrounding context — John 18
37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
38 Pilate 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].
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?
40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐκραύγασανG2905 · kraugazōto shoutοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenπάλινG3825 · palinagainλέγοντες·G3004 · legōto sayμὴG3361 · mēnotτοῦτονG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἀλλὰG235 · allabutτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΒαραββᾶν·G912 · BarabbasBarabbasἦνG1510 · eimito beδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΒαραββᾶςG912 · BarabbasBarabbasλῃστής.¶G3027 · lēstēsrobber/rebel
Cross-references
Matthew 27:16And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.Mark 15:15And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged [him], to be crucified.Luke 23:25And 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 3:13-14The 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.Matthew 27:26Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] to be crucified.Luke 23:18-19And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this [man], and release unto us Barabbas:Mark 15:7And there was [one] named Barabbas, [which lay] bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
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