So when the crowds were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?”
Matthew 27:21 - The Text-Critical English New Testament In response the governor said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” They said, “Barabbas.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 The governor said, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” “Barabbas,” they replied. Catholic Public Domain Version 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 And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said, Barabbas. |
So when the crowds were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?”
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be executed.
So Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!”
But when they saw him, the farmers discussed it among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’
Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,