Matthew 27:20 — Community Reflections

MATTHEW 27:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.”

Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. The manipulation of the crowd: the chief priests and elders who had feared the crowd's sympathy for Jesus successfully turned the crowd against him. The persuaded communicates the active work of the religious establishment to reverse the popular sentiment.

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The light of the world — Matthew 27

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