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But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
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Stirred Up Like an Earthquake
Commentators note the Greek word for "stirred up" implies a violent agitation, like an earthquake. The chief priests didn't just persuade the crowd; they actively and intensely manipulated them. They saw Pilate's offer to release Jesus as a direct threat to their plan and worked furiously to turn the people against him.
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Stirred up (ανεσεισαν).
Shook up like an earthquake (σεισμος). Matthew 27:20 has a weaker word,…
19th Century
Baptist
This was the very best reply to the charge of high treason; for, if Jesus had really set himself up as a king in the place of Caesar, the people, w…
Pilate had attempted to deflect the purpose of the crowd and substitute the release of Jesus instead of Barabbas. This was a serious threat to the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the chief priests moved the people Greatly solicited and persuaded them, both in person, and by their officers t…
Presbyterian
They bound Christ. It is good for us often to remember the bonds of the Lord Jesus, as bound with him who was bound for us. By delivering up the Ki…
