Luke 23:19

English Standard Version

a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
(He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

King James Version (1611)
Who for a certaine sedition made in the citie, and for murder, was cast in prison.

King James Version
(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

New American Standard Bible
(He was one who had been thrown into prison for a revolt that took place in the city, and for murder.)

New Century Version
(Barabbas was a man who was in prison for his part in a riot in the city and for murder.)

Amplified Bible
(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection that happened in the city, and for murder.)

New American Standard Bible (1995)
(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.)

Legacy Standard Bible
(He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city and for murder.)

Berean Standard Bible
(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

Contemporary English Version
Now Barabbas was in jail because he had started a riot in the city and had murdered someone.

Complete Jewish Bible
(He was a man who had been thrown in prison for causing a riot in the city and for murder.)

Darby Translation
who was one who, for a certain tumult which had taken place in the city, and [for] murder, had been cast into prison.

Easy-to-Read Version
(Barabbas was a man who was in jail for starting a riot in the city and for murder.)

Geneva Bible (1587)
Which for a certaine insurrection made in the citie, and murther, was cast in prison.

George Lamsa Translation
Who because of sedition and murder which had happened in the city, was cast into prison.

Good News Translation
(Barabbas had been put in prison for a riot that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

Lexham English Bible
(who had been thrown in prison because of a certain insurrection that had taken place in the city, and for murder).

Literal Translation
(he who was thrown into prison due to some revolt and murder occurring in the city .)

American Standard Version
one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.

Bible in Basic English
Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life.

Hebrew Names Version
one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

International Standard Version
(This was a man who had been put in prison for a revolt that had taken place in the city and for murder.)

Etheridge Translation
he who, for insurrection and murder which had been done in the city, had been thrown into the house of the chained.

Murdock Translation
He was one who had been thrown into prison, on account of a sedition and murder which had occurred in the city.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which for a certaine insurrection made in the citie, and for murther, was cast in pryson.

English Revised Version
one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.

World English Bible
one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(Who for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder had been cast into prison.)

Weymouth's New Testament
--Barabbas! who had been lodged in jail for some time in connexion with a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
which was sent `in to prisoun for disturblyng maad in the cite, and for mansleynge.

Update Bible Version
one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.

Webster's Bible Translation
(Who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

New English Translation
(This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)

New King James Version
who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.

New Living Translation
(Barabbas was in prison for taking part in an insurrection in Jerusalem against the government, and for murder.)

New Life Bible
Barabbas had killed some people and had made trouble against the leaders of the country. He had been put in prison.

New Revised Standard
(This was a man who had been put in prison for an insurrection that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
who indeed, because of a certain revolt which had occurred in the city, and of murder, had been thrown into prison.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who, for a certain sedition made in the city and for a murder, was cast into prison.

Revised Standard Version
a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which for insurrccion made in the cite and morther was cast into preson.

Young's Literal Translation
who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which for insurreccion made in the cite, and because of a murthur, was cast in to preson.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Barabbas had been imprison'd for murder in a riot he had rais'd in the city.

Simplified Cowboy Version
(Barabbas had been found guilty of rebellion and murder.)

Contextual Overview

¹³ Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. ¹⁵ Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. ¹⁶ I will therefore punish and release him." But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"— a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder. Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!" A third time he said to them, "Why? What evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him." But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus over to their will. And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. But turning to them Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,' and to the hills, ‘Cover us.' For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?" Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments. And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!" The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews." One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!" But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise." It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!" And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things. Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid. It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. ¹⁷Jesus Before Pilate Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king." And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so." Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man." But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place." When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him. So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other. Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. I will therefore punish and release him." ¹⁸ But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"— ¹⁹ a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder. ²⁰ Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, ²¹ but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!" ²² A third time he said to them, "Why? What evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 23:2, Luke 23:5, Acts 3:14

Reciprocal: Matthew 27:16 - a Mark 15:7 - General John 18:40 - General Acts 24:5 - and a mover

Cross-References

Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

Genesis 23:9
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place."

Genesis 23:10
Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city,

Genesis 47:30
but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place." He answered, "I will do as you have said."

Genesis 50:13
for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place.

Genesis 50:25
Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here."

Job 30:23
For I know that you will bring me to death and to the house appointed for all living.

Ecclesiastes 6:3
If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life's good things, and he also has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

Ecclesiastes 12:5
they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets—

Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who, for a certain sedition made in the city,.... Of Jerusalem: he had made an insurrection in it, in opposition to the government, in order to have thrown off the yoke, and to have asserted and maintained their liberties, as a free people; or rather to have seized and plundered the properties of other people, since he is represented elsewhere as a robber:

and for murder; which had either been committed by himself, or his accomplices, in the insurrection; and for these things, sedition, and murder, he

was cast into prison; where he lay till this feast, in order to be executed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 27:20-23.