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Luke 23:20 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.”

Luke 23:20

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And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this {man}, and release unto us Barabbas:

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(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

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Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

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But they cried, saying, Crucify {him}, crucify him.

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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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