6 Every year at Passover, it was the custom of the governor to pardon a prisoner and release him to the people—anyone they wanted. 7 Now, Pilate was holding in custody a notorious criminal named Barabbas, one of the assassins who had committed murder in an uprising. 8 The crowds gathered in front of Pilate’s judgment bench and asked him to release a prisoner to them, as was his custom.
9 So he asked them, “Do you want me to release to you today the king of the Jews?” 10 (Pilate was fully aware that the religious leaders had handed Jesus over to him because of sheer spite and envy.)
11 But the ruling priests stirred up the crowd to incite them to ask for Barabbas instead.
12 So Pilate asked them, “Then what do you want me to do with this one you call the king of the Jews?”
13 They all shouted back, “Crucify him!”
14 “Why?” Pilate asked. “What evil thing has he done wrong?” But they kept shouting out with an deafening roar, “Crucify him at once!”
15 Because he wanted to please the people, Pilate released Barabbas to them. After he had Jesus severely beaten with a whip made of leather straps and embedded with metal, he sentenced him to be crucified.
Tori's Comments:
Jesus takes our place like he took Barrabas's.
I wonder what Barabbas did next. Did he turn to worship the one who took His place? Or did he continue in a life without Him?
Terrie's Comments:
I am pretty sure this did not end the way Pilate expected it to. He was thinking that it was a black and white decision and inevitably Jesus would be free... right? This mob against Jesus escalated so quickly from a crowd who was worshiping Jesus just a short time before this. Are we ones who worship Jesus and stand on the Word of God no matter what or do we only stand on the Word when it is convenient and goes with popular opinion? The Bible isn't politically correct. We will not always be popular when we live our lives according to the Word of God no matter what.
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