unfoldingWord_en_tn/luk/23/18.md

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General Information:

Verse 19 tells us background information about who Barabbas is. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)

they cried out all together

"All the people in the crowd shouted"

Away with this man

"Take this man away!" They are asking for Jesus to be killed. AT: "Take this man away and execute him!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

release to us

"us" refers to the crowd only, and not to Pilate and his soldiers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive)

Barabbas was a man ... for murder

This is background information that Luke gives about who Barabbas was. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)

who had been put into prison

This can be stated in active form. AT: "whom the Romans had put in prison" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

for

"because of his involvement in" or "because of his crime of"

a certain rebellion in the city

"trying to persuade the people of the city to rebel against the Roman government"

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