Barabbas

Family: none · Role: prisoner · First appears: Matthew 27

At the feast in Matthew 27 and Mark 15, Pilate released Barabbas and delivered Jesus to be crucified. Mark records that Pilate acted to satisfy the people: “released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.”

In Luke 23, Barabbas was the prisoner cast into prison for sedition and murder whom the crowd wanted released, while Pilate delivered Jesus to their will. In John 18, the crowd rejected Jesus and demanded Barabbas instead—“Not this man, but Barabbas”—and Barabbas is identified as a robber.

Relationship record

Life events

• Pilate released Barabbas and delivered Jesus to be crucified.(Matthew 27)
  • With: Jesus Pilate
  • “Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.”
• Pilate released Barabbas and delivered Jesus to be crucified.(Mark 15)
  • With: Pilate Jesus
  • “And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.”
• Pilate released Barabbas and delivered Jesus to the crowd’s will.(Luke 23)
  • With: Pilate Jesus
  • “And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.”
• The crowd rejects Jesus and demands Barabbas instead.(John 18)
  • With: Jesus
  • “Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.”

Matthew 27

• with Pilate (Pilate released Barabbas.) “Then released he Barabbas unto them”

Mark 15

• with Jesus (Barabbas was released while Jesus was delivered to crucifixion.) “And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.”

John 18

• with Pilate (Pilate offered a Passover release, and the crowd chose Barabbas.) “But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.”
• rivals with Jesus “Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.”

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Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.