Matthew 27:15 - The Passion Translation

¹⁵ Now, every year at Passover it was the custom of the governor to pardon a prisoner and release him to the people—anyone they wanted.

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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 Marejeleo ya Msalaba

Matthew 26:5

But they all agreed, “We can’t do this during the Passover celebrations or we could have a riot on our hands.”

Matthew 27:16

And at that time, Pilate was holding in custody a notorious criminal named Jesus Barabbas.

Luke 23:17

For it was Pilate’s custom to honor the Jewish holiday by releasing a prisoner.

Luke 23:18

When the crowd heard this, they went wild. Erupting with anger, they cried out, “No! Take this one away and release Barabbas!”

John 18:16

but Peter was left standing outside by the gate. Then the other disciple came back out to the servant girl who was guarding the gate and convinced her to allow Peter inside.

John 19:16

Then Pilate handed Jesus over to them. So the soldiers seized him and took him away to be crucified.

Acts 24:27

Two years later, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. Before he left office he decided to leave Paul in prison as a political favor to the Jews.

Acts 25:9

Festus, because he wanted to curry favor with the Jews, asked Paul, “Are you willing to go with me to Jerusalem and be tried for these charges?”