Matthew 27:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁵ At the festival  the governor’s custom was to release to the crowd a prisoner they wanted.

Tuilleadh leaganacha

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Now at the Feast [of the Passover] the governor was in the habit of setting free for the people any one prisoner whom they chose.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ It was customary during the festival for the governor to release to the crowd one prisoner, whomever they might choose.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ Now on the solemn day, the procurator was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whomever they wished.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.

Matthew 27:15 Tagairtí Cros

Matthew 26:5

‘Not during the festival,’ they said, ‘so there won’t be rioting among the people.’

Matthew 27:16

At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.

Luke 23:16

Therefore, I will have him whipped  , and then release him.’

Luke 23:18

Then  they all cried out together, ‘Take this man away!  Release Barabbas to us! ’

John 18:16

But Peter remained standing outside by the door. So the other disciple, the one known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the girl who was the doorkeeper and brought Peter in.

John 19:16

Then he handed him over to be crucified. Then they took Jesus away.

Acts 24:27

After two years had passed, Porcius Festus  succeeded Felix, and because Felix wanted to do the Jews a favour,  he left Paul in prison.

Acts 25:9

But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favour,  replied to Paul, ‘Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there on these charges? ’