King James Version (KJV)
Luke 23:17
“(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)”
Verse in context — Luke 23
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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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