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, and release

"Take this man away! Release." They are asking him to have his soldiers kill Jesus. AT: "Take this man away and execute him! Release" (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)

a certain rebellion in the city

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

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