John 18:40

Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

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Interpretation

Art you the King of the Jews? that King of the Jews who has been so long expected?

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This thought runs through John 18:38-40.

Barabbas Person: I. e., son of Abba or of a father, a notorious robber whom Pilate proposed to condemn to death instead of Jesus, whom he wished to release, in accordance with the Roman custom ( John 18:40 ; Mark 15:7 ; Luke 23:19 ).