Matthew 27:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ Pilate said, “I have Barabbas and Jesus. Which do you want me to make free for you?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Again the governor said to them, Which of the two do you wish me to release for you? And they said, Barabbas!

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

Common English Bible

²¹ The governor said, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” “Barabbas,” they replied.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Then, in response, the procurator said to them, "Which of the two do you want to be released to you?" But they said to him, "Barabbas."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said, Barabbas.

Matthew 27:21 Cross References

Psalm 88:8

My friends have left me.\par They all avoid me like a person\par no one wants to touch.\par I am locked in the house\par and I can’t go out.\par

Matthew 27:17

All the people gathered at Pilate’s house. Pilate asked the people, “I will free one man for you. Which man do you want me to free: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ {\cf2\super [427]} ?”

Matthew 27:20

But the leading priests and older Jewish leaders told the people to ask for Barabbas to be made free and for Jesus to be killed.

Matthew 27:22

Pilate asked, “So what should I do with Jesus, the one called the Christ {\cf2\super [428]} ?”

Luke 20:14

When the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the owner’s son. This vineyard will be his. If we kill him, then it will be ours!’

Luke 23:13

Pilate called all the people together with the leading priests and the \{Jewish\} leaders.