The Prisoner Release

352	The PRISONER RELEASE
Matt 27		Mark 15		Luke 23
				16	"I will therefore chastise him
					and release him."
				18	But they all cried out together,

					"Away with this man,
15	Now at the feast	6	Now at the feast
	the governor was accustomed		he used
	to release for the crowd		to release for them		and release to us
	any one prisoner		one prisoner		Barabbas"* --
	whom they wanted.		for whom they asked.
16	And they had then	7	And among the rebels	19	a man
	a notorious prisoner,		in prison,		who had been thrown into prison
			who had committed murder*		for an insurrection*
			in the insurrection,*		started in the city,
					and for murder.*
			there was a man
	called Barabbas.*		called Barabbas.*
17	So when they had gathered,	8	And the crowd came up
			and began to ask Pilate
			to do as he was wont
			to do for them.
	Pilate said to them,	9	And he answered them,
	"Whom do you want me		"Do you want me
	to release for you,		to release for you
	Barab'bas
	or Jesus who is called Christ?"		the King of the Jews?"
18	For he knew that	10	For he perceived that
	it was out of envy		it was out of envy
	that they		that the chief priests
	had delivered him up.		had delivered him up.

Color Code
Blue	Three texts use same vocabulary.
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel element in this gospel.
*	Same wording, different order.
352	Sequence in synoptic outlines

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