Mark 15:7

There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

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WEBBE

There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

BSB

And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

KJV

And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

ASV

And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

BBE

And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.

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ἦν ēn There was G1510 δὲ de then G1161 ὁ ho the [one] G3588 λεγόμενος legomenos being named G3004 Βαραββᾶς Barabbas Barabbas G912 μετὰ meta with G3326 τῶν tōn the G3588 στασιαστῶν stasiastōn rebels G4955 δεδεμένος dedemenos bound G1210 οἵτινες oitines who G3748 ἐν en in G1722 τῇ tēa the G3588 στάσει stasei insurrection G4714 φόνον phonon murder G5408 πεποιήκεισαν pepoiēkeisan had committed G4160

The early church

And that the wickedness of the Jews might appear the greater, the enormity of the sin of the robber, whom they preferred to Christ, is next described. Wherefore there follows: And there was one Barabbas, who lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. In which words their wickedness is shown both from the heinousness of his signal crime, in that he had committed murder, and from the way in which he did it, because he had in doing it raised a sedition and disturbed the city, and also because his crime was notorious, for he was bound with seditious persons. It goes on: And the multitude, when it had come up, began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
Glossa Ordinaria · d. 1274Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Here are two goats; one is the scape goat, that is, one loosed and sent out into the wilderness of hell with the sin of the people; the other is slain, as a lamb, for the sins of those who are forgiven. The Lord's portion is always slain; the devil's part, (for he is the master of those men, which is the meaning of Barabbas,) when freed, is cast headlong into hell.
Pseudo-Jerome · d. 9999Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–14

They bound Christ. It is good for us often to remember the bonds of the Lord Jesus, as bound with him who was bound for us. By delivering up the King, they, in effect, delivered up the kingdom of God, which was, therefore, as by their own consent, taken from them, and given to another nation. Christ gave Pilate a direct answer, but would not answer the witnesses, because the things they alleged were known to be false, even Pilate himself was convinced they were so. Pilate thought that he might appeal from the priests to the people, and that they would deliver Jesus out of the priests' hands. But they were more and more urged by the priests, and cried, Crucify him! Crucify him! Let us judge of persons and things by their merits, and the standard of God's word, and not by common report. The thought that no one ever was so shamefully treated, as the only perfectly wise, holy, and excellent Person that ever appeared on earth, leads the serious mind to strong views of man's wickedness and enmity to God. Let us more and more abhor the evil dispositions which marked the conduct of these persecutors.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.