"I will therefore chastise him, and release {him}." — Luke 23:16

Luke 23:16 · KJV

“I will therefore chastise him, and release {him}.”

— Luke 23:16

No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

Luke 23 — Context

Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined {him} before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

I will therefore chastise him, and release {him}.

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this {man}, and release unto us Barabbas:

Cross References

Matthew 27:26

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

Luke 23:22

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let {him} go.

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.

Acts 16:37

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast {us} into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

Acts 5:40-41

And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten {them}, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

John 19:1-4

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged {him}.

Isaiah 53:5

But 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. {wounded: or, tormented} {stripes: Heb. bruise}