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Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)

Matthew 27:22

Matthew 27:22. What then shall I do unto Jesus? An effort to escape the consequences of his previous false step by appealing to the people, perhaps also an expression of surprise.

Let him be crucified. Pilate did not expect this. Their own law would have punished Jesus by stoning. But Pilate had placed Jesus on a level with Barabbas and they ask the punishment due to him. They put the Innocent One in the place of the guilty. Thus the details of prophecy in regard to the manner of Christ's death were to he fulfilled. Contrast this demand with the ‘Hosannas ‘of the previous Sunday. Popular movements which do not rest on moral convictions are as shifting as the sand. The ‘voice of the people,' when misguided, may be the voice of Satan; yet God overrules even this for good.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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