Matthew 27:17 Cross References
Matthew 27:17
17: As the crowds gathered before Pilate's house that morning, he asked them, "Which one do you want me to release to you--Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?"
1 Kings 18:21
- Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How long are you going to waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!" But the people were completely silent.
Joshua 24:15
- But if you are unwilling to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD."
John 19:15
- "Away with him," they yelled. "Away with him--crucify him!What? Crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king but Caesar," the leading priests shouted back.
Mark 15:9
- "Should I give you the King of the Jews?" Pilate asked.
- (For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.)
- But at this point the leading priests stirred up the mob to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus.
- "But if I release Barabbas," Pilate asked them, "what should I do with this man you call the King of the Jews?"
Matthew 27:21
- So when the governor asked again, "Which of these two do you want me to release to you?" the crowd shouted back their reply: "Barabbas!"
- "But if I release Barabbas," Pilate asked them, "what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?" And they all shouted, "Crucify him!"
Matthew 1:16
- Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is called the Messiah.