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Jesus before Pilate

John 18:39

In 9 translations

BSB
But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
KJV
But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
WEB
But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
ASV
But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
LSV
and you have a custom that I will release to you one in the Passover; do you determine, therefore, [that] I will release to you the King of the Jews?”
YLT
and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, [that] I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'
DBY
But ye have a custom that I release [some] one to you at the passover; will ye therefore that I release unto you the king of the Jews?
DRC
But you have a custom that I should release one unto you at the pasch: will you, therefore, that I release unto you the king of the Jews?
GNV
But you haue a custome, that I shoulde deliuer you one loose at the Passeouer: will yee then that I loose vnto you the King of ye Iewes?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἀπολύσω elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἀπολύσω elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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  • SBLGNT: ⸂ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸃. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸂ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸃; Robinson–Pierpont read ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω.
  • SBLGNT: ⸄ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸅. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸄ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸅; Robinson–Pierpont read ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἔστιν δὲ συνήθεια ὑμῖν ἵνα ἕνα ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ πάσχα· βούλεσθε οὖν ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων;
RP2018
Ἔστιν δὲ συνήθεια ὑμῖν, ἵνα ἕνα ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω ἐν τῷ Πάσχα· βούλεσθε οὖν ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων;
TR-Boyd
Ἔστι δὲ συνήθεια ὑμῖν, ἵνα ἕνα ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω ἐν τῷ Πάσχα· βούλεσθε οὖν ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων;
SCR1894
εστιν δε συνηθεια υμιν ινα ενα υμιν απολυσω εν τω πασχα βουλεσθε ουν υμιν απολυσω τον βασιλεα των ιουδαιων

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  • Matthew 27:15–18Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing. At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas. So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked…
  • Luke 23:16–23Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.” But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!” (Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
  • Mark 15:6–14Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing. And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. So the crowd went…
  • Matthew 27:20–23But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death. “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied. “What then…

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