Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'barabbas' occurs 11 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'barabbas' in the standard works and contain 54.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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John 18:40 (2 in 1 verse)

 18:40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.





Matt. 27:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

 27:16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

 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?





Matt. 27:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

 27:20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

 27:21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 11 0 11
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 11 0 11

Matt. 27:16
And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

Matt. 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?

Matt. 27:20
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

Matt. 27:21
The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

Matt. 27:26
Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

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.

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

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.

Luke 23:18
And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

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