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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For of necessity he must release one,.... And therefore proposed to release Jesus
unto them at the feast; of passover,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
For of necessity he must release one - That is, he was under the necessity of releasing one at this feast. The custom,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 23:13-25
We have here the blessed Jesus run down by the mob, and hurried to the cross in the storm of a popular noise and tumult,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For of necessity, &c. Rather, But. The whole verse, however, is of dubious genuineness, and may have come from a…