Mat 27:26 | ESV | STEP | Then he released for them Barabbas , and having scourged Jesus , delivered him to be crucified .

a ch. 20:19; Isa. 50:6; 53:5; [Luke 23:16; John 19:1]

‏ Matthew 27:26

26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ^ascourged ^{▼▼A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing imbedded pieces of bone and metal} Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.