Luke 23:17
Luke 23:17 Meaning and Explanation
“(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)”
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Read Full Chapter →Luke notes the custom: at the feast the governor had to release one prisoner to the people.
What Does Luke 23:17 Mean?
This aside explains what follows. Each Passover, the governor granted the crowd one prisoner's freedom — a gesture of goodwill at the feast that celebrated Israel's deliverance from Egypt.
At the festival of liberation, one captive will go free. A custom meant for crowd-pleasing is about to frame the gospel itself in a single scene: a guilty man released, an innocent one delivered up. Heaven can write its meaning even into Rome's small political rituals.
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What does Luke 23:17 mean?
Luke notes the custom: at the feast the governor had to release one prisoner to the people.