Matthew 27:16

And they had then a notable prisoner,.... The Vulgate Latin reads, "he had"; that is, Pilate, who had committed him to prison, and under whose power he was: for the Jews had lost all authority of this…

See also the parallel places in Mar 15:6-14; Luk 23:17-23; Joh 18:39-40. Mat 27:15 At that feast - The feast of the Passover. The governor was wont to release ... - that is, was “accustomed” to…

Barabbas = "Son of a father," or perhaps, "Son of a Rabbi." The reading, "Jesus Barabbas" (Mat 27:17), which appears in some copies, is rightly rejected by the best editors. As Alford remarks, Mat…