KJV King James Version
(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 23:19
(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
WEB World English Bible
one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.
ASV American Standard Version
one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.
Surrounding context — Luke 23
16 I will therefore chastise him, and release [him].
17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this [man], and release unto us Barabbas:
19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
21 But they cried, saying, Crucify [him], crucify him.
22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let [him] go.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὅστιςG3748 · hostis, hētiswho/whichἦνG1510 · eimito beδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofστάσινG4714 · stasisuprisingτινὰG5100 · tisoneγενομένηνG1096 · ginomaito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλειG4172 · poliscityκαὶG2532 · kaiandφόνονG5408 · phonosmurderβληθεὶςG906 · ballōto throw: throwἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoφυλακῇ.¶G5438 · phulakēprison/watch: prison
Cross-references
Acts 3:14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this [fellow] perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.Luke 23:5And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
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