Mark 15:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) One prisoner, named Barabbas, was kept chained up in prison along with men who had committed murder during a rebellion. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And among the rioters in the prison who had committed murder in the insurrection there was a man named Barabbas. American Standard Version (1901) And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder. Common English Bible A man named Barabbas was locked up with the rebels who had committed murder during an uprising. Catholic Public Domain Version But there was one called Barabbas, who had committed murder in the sedition, who was confined with those of the sedition. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder. |
Now at the Passover Festival Pilate customarily released whatever prisoner the people asked him to.
The crowd [then] went to Pilate and asked him to do what he was accustomed to doing for them [i.e., release a prisoner of their choosing during the Passover Festival].
and released the man they had asked for [i.e., Barabbas], who had been thrown into prison for [inciting] a rebellion and committing murder. But he turned Jesus over to the people do with Him whatever they wanted.