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New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
Was his name Barabbas or Jesus Barabbas? (Matthew 27:16)
Theologian
Bill Mounce
Duration
4.16
Uploaded to YouTube
9 April 2020
Added to Database
17 December 2025
YouTube description
Was the prisoner’s name “Jesus Barabbas,” or just “Barabbas”? Why are the translations different, and why did the NIV change his name from the 1984 to the 2011 editions?