MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 27:15 release for the crowd. Pilate had apparently begun this custom to win favor with the people. Barabbas. A notorious criminal who had committed robbery (see note on John 18:40), treason, and murder (Mark 15:7; Luke 23:18). He may have belonged to one of the rural guerilla bands that attacked Romans and wealthy Jews, making him popular with the common people.

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