Matthew 27:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ So when they were assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you wish I release to you? Barabba, or יהושע  who is called Messiah?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ So when they had assembled for this purpose, Pilate said to them, Whom do you want me to set free for you, Barabbas, or Jesus Who is called Christ?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

Common English Bible

¹⁷ When the crowd had come together, Pilate asked them, “Whom would you like me to release to you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Therefore, having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Who is it that you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?"

Matthew 27:17 Cross References

1 Kings 18:21

And Ě

Matthew 1:16

And Yaʽ

Matthew 27:16

And they had then a well-known prisoner called Barabba.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that because of envy they had delivered Him up.

John 19:15

But they shouted, “Away, away, impale Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I impale your Sovereign?” The chief priests answered, “We have no sovereign except Caesar!”

John 4:25

The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming, the One who is called Anointed. When that One comes, He shall announce to us all.”

Joshua 24:15

“And if it seems evil in your eyes to serve יהוה, choose for yourselves this day whom you are going to serve, whether the mighty ones which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the mighty ones of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But I and my house, we serve יהוה.”