John 18:39 Cross References - Common

³⁹ But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

¹⁵ Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. ¹⁶ And at that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you, Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?" ¹⁸ For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed him over.

²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. ²¹ The governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!" ²² Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!" ²³ And he said, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified!"

⁶ Now at the feast he was accustomed to release for them one prisoner whom they requested. ⁷ And with the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. ⁸ And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he had always done for them. ⁹ But Pilate answered them, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" ¹⁰ For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. ¹² And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?" ¹³ And they cried out again, "Crucify him!" ¹⁴ And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him!"

¹⁶ I will therefore chastise him and release him." ¹⁷ But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas" ¹⁸ a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder. ¹⁹ Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed to them again. ²⁰ But they shouted, "Crucify him, crucify him!" ²¹ Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no crime deserving death. I will therefore chastise him and release him." ²² But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that he be crucified. And their voices prevailed. ²³ So Pilate gave sentence that their demand should be granted.