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Mark 15:11

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But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
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  1. Acts 3:14Rank 1 from verse 11
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    14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

  2. Matthew 27:20Rank 2 from verse 11
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    20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

  3. Hosea 5:1Rank 3 from verse 11
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    1HEAR ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

  4. John 18:40Rank 4 from verse 11
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    40Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

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Mark 15:11

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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priests

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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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moved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

release

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1. To set a person free from custody or restraint. 2. To remit or cease exacting a debt or obligation. 3. The act or appointed year of such remission.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

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15:6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

15:7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

15:8And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

15:9But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

15:10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

15:11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

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15:12And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

15:13And they cried out again, Crucify him.

15:14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

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