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Matthew 27:26

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¶ Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
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  1. Isaiah 53:5Rank 1 from verse 26
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    5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

  2. John 19:1Rank 2 from verse 26
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    1THEN Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

  3. Mark 15:15Rank 3 from verse 26
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    15¶ And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

  4. Isaiah 50:6Rank 4 from verse 26
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    6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

  5. Luke 23:16Rank 5 from verse 26
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    16I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

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Matthew 27:26

COMBINED MEANING

released

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of release. Sense 1: To set a person free from custody or restraint. Sense 2: To remit or cease exacting a debt or obligation.

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scourged

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of scourge, meaning to whip, afflict, or punish severely.

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

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delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

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

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crucified

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1. Put to death by being fastened to a cross. 2. By figure, treated as crucified or put to death in relation to sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

26¶ Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

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27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

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