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Matthew 27:16

Matthew 27:16
And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And they had then a notable prisoner,.... The Vulgate Latin reads, "he had"; that is, Pilate, who had committed him to…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 27:15-23

See also the parallel places in Mar 15:6-14; Luk 23:17-23; Joh 18:39-40. Mat 27:15 At that feast - The feast of the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Barabbas = "Son of a father," or perhaps, "Son of a Rabbi." The reading, "Jesus Barabbas" (Mat 27:17), which appears in…

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