The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
Luke 23:18
In 9 translations
- BSB
- But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
- KJV
- And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
- WEB
- But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—
- ASV
- But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:—
- LSV
- and they cried out—the whole multitude—saying, “Away with this One, and release Barabbas to us,”
- YLT
- and they cried out — the whole multitude — saying, 'Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'
- DBY
- But they cried out in a mass saying, Away with this [man] and release Barabbas to us;
- DRC
- But the whole multitude together cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
- GNV
- Then all ye multitude cried at once, saying, Away with him, and deliuer vnto vs Barabbas:
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀνέκραγον (“They cried out”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Ἀνέκραξαν (“cried out”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include τὸν (“the”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of παμπληθεὶ: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: πανπληθεὶ.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: Ἀνέκραγον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἀνέκραγον; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἀνέκραξαν.
- SBLGNT: τὸν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὸν; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ἀνέκραγον δὲ παμπληθεὶ λέγοντες· Αἶρε τοῦτον, ἀπόλυσον δὲ ἡμῖν τὸν Βαραββᾶν·
- RP2018
- Ἀνέκραξαν δὲ παμπληθεί, λέγοντες, Αἶρε τοῦτον, ἀπόλυσον δὲ ἡμῖν Βαραββᾶν·
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀνέκραξαν δὲ παμπληθεί, λέγοντες, Αἶρε τοῦτον, ἀπόλυσον δὲ ἡμῖν τὸν Βαραββᾶν·
- SCR1894
- ανεκραξαν δε παμπληθει λεγοντες αιρε τουτον απολυσον δε ημιν τον βαραββαν
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Cross-references most cited first
- Acts 3:14You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- Acts 22:22The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
- Acts 21:36For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
- Mark 15:6–15Now 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…
- John 19:15–16At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests. Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and…
- John 18:39–40But 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?” “Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an…
- Matthew 27:15–26Now 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…
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