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Mat 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?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Whom		Mat 27:21; Jos 24:15; 1Ki 18:21
or		Mat 27:22; Mar 15:9-12; Jhn 19:15

Correlating Passages

Whom

	Mat 27:21	The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
	Jos 24:15	And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
	1Ki 18:21	And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

	Mat 27:22	Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? [They] all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
	Mar 15:9	But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
	Mar 15:10	For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
	Mar 15:11	But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
	Mar 15:12	And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do [unto him] whom ye call the King of the Jews?
	Jhn 19:15	But they cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

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Scott, Thomas. "Matthew 27:17," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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