Barabbas

Barabbas is a man living at the time of the New Testament. He is named in 10 verses of the Bible, first in Matthew 27:16.

Verses

Matthew

• Matthew 27:16
  And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
• Matthew 27:17
  Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
• Matthew 27:20
  But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
• Matthew 27:21
  The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
• Matthew 27:26
  Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

Mark

• Mark 15:7
  And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
• Mark 15:11
  But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
• Mark 15:15
  And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

Luke

• Luke 23:18
  And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

John

• John 18:40
  Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.