Neville Goddard on Luke 23:17-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 23 in context

Scripture Focus

17(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

Luke 23:17-19

Biblical Context

At the feast, a prisoner must be released. The crowd demands Barabbas, a man guilty of sedition and murder, to be freed instead of Jesus.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's language, the crowd is your stream of thoughts; Barabbas stands for the rebellious ego and its need to feel released by punishment. The law that 'one must be released' is a symbol of how consciousness chooses which belief to let go in order to keep life progressing. When you identify with the Jesus inside — your Christ I AM — you release the faced-down ego and liberate a higher truth. The scene asks you to notice where you still seek external salvation or validate suffering; through inner revision you awaken to mercy and forgiveness as the living reality. The choice you perceive as outside is really a choice within: to align with the I AM and release the part that fears mercy, so the inner Christ can reign as your constant awareness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the scene: release Barabbas—the ego's rebellious self—and let Jesus, the Christ within, be freed. Feel the mercy of I AM settling into your awareness as your present reality.