Persuaded (επεισαν). The chief priests (Sadducees) and elders (Pharisees) saw the peril of the situation and took no chances. Whil…

Persuaded the multitude. The release of a prisoner was to be granted to the people, not to the rulers. Therefore, to sec…

The chief priests and elders — Brief as this statement is, it implies much: the members of the Sanhedrin standing before Pilate’s …

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Ba…

St. John Chrysostom: Because Christ had answered none of the Jews' accusations in a way that would allow Pilate to acquit Him,…

The leaders helped persuade the crowd. Historically, the crowd’s response is comprehensible. They have come to demand Barabbas’s release. Confronte…

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude. The Evangelist points out the chief instigators of the wicked proceedings. This …

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude ,
&c.] Among whom the choice lay who should be released. Th…

Having no malice against Jesus, Pilate urged Him to clear Himself and labored to get Him discharged. The message from his wife was a warning. God h…

Above, the Evangelist recounted what Christ suffered from the Jews; here, he recounts what He suffered from the Gentiles. And he does four things:<…