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Lucas 23:17

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Lucas 23:17 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:17

For of necessity he must release one
And therefore proposed to release Jesus

unto them at the feast;
of passover, which now was; not that there was any law that obliged to it, but it having been customary with the Roman governor to do so, the people expected it; custom had made it necessary: and so the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions render it, "it was a custom to release" not at each feast, or every feast, as the last of these versions read, only at the passover, as is expressed, ( John 18:39 ) .

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Lucas 23:17 In-Context

15 Ni tampoco Herodes, pues nos lo ha remitido de nuevo; y he aquí que nada ha hecho que merezca la muerte.
16 Por consiguiente, después de castigarle, le soltaré.
17 Y tenía obligación de soltarles un preso en cada fiesta.
18 Pero todos ellos gritaron a una, diciendo: ¡Fuera con éste, y suéltanos a Barrabás!
19 (Este había sido echado en la cárcel por un levantamiento ocurrido en la ciudad, y por homicidio.
Scripture taken from La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA®), Copyright © 1986, 1995, 1997 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. https://www.LBLA.com

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