Commentaries
7
Used to release (απελυεν). Imperfect tense of customary action where Mt 27:15 has the verb ειωθε (was accustomed to).
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
He released . . . whomsoever they desired.—Both verbs are in the tense which implies custom.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And he therefore hoped that the people, who were not moved by the same envy, would have chosen to have Jesus set free.
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
The Venerable Bede: Pilate furnished many opportunities for releasing Jesus, in the first place contrasting a robber with the J…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The custom referred to here of releasing a prisoner at the Passover Feast is unknown outside the Gospels. Other documents confirm, however, that it…
John Gill
JohnGill
Now at that feast
The feast of the passover, which was at that instant; see (John 18:39) . The Syriac, A…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Loading related resources...
A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson