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Read Full Chapter (Luke 23) Luke 23:17 KJV
"(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)"
Luke Chapter 23, Verse 17
Luke 23:17 in Context (Verses 14–20 KJV)
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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:
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No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
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I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
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(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
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And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
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(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
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Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.