John 18:39 Cross References - BBE

³⁹ But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

¹⁵ Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection. ¹⁶ And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ? ¹⁸ For he saw that for envy they had given him up.

²⁰ Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death. ²¹ But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas. ²² Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross. ²³ And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

⁶ Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request. ⁷ And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life. ⁸ And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years. ⁹ And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free? ¹⁰ For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy. ¹¹ But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free. ¹² And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews? ¹³ And they said again loudly, To the cross with him! ¹⁴ And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

¹⁶ And so I will give him punishment and let him go. ¹⁷ (OMITTED TEXT) ¹⁸ But with loud voices they said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free. ¹⁹ Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life. ²⁰ And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free. ²¹ But crying out they said, To the cross with him! ²² And he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will give him punishment and let him go. ²³ But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.