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The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

Mark 15:7

In 9 translations

BSB
And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
KJV
And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
WEB
There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
ASV
And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
LSV
and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
YLT
and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.
DBY
Now there was the [person] named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with [him], [and] that had committed murder in the insurrection.
DRC
And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.
GNV
Then there was one named Barabbas, which was bounde with his fellowes, that had made insurrection, who in the insurrection had committed murder.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of στασιαστῶν: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: συστασιαστῶν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: στασιαστῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read στασιαστῶν; Robinson–Pierpont read συστασιαστῶν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἦν δὲ ὁ λεγόμενος Βαραββᾶς μετὰ τῶν στασιαστῶν δεδεμένος οἵτινες ἐν τῇ στάσει φόνον πεποιήκεισαν.
RP2018
Ἦν δὲ ὁ λεγόμενος Βαραββᾶς μετὰ τῶν συστασιαστῶν δεδεμένος, οἵτινες ἐν τῇ στάσει φόνον πεποιήκεισαν.
TR-Boyd
Ἦν δὲ ὁ λεγόμενος Βαραββᾶς μετὰ τῶν συστασιαστῶν δεδεμένος, οἵτινες ἐν τῇ στάσει φόνον πεποιήκεισαν.
SCR1894
ην δε ο λεγομενος βαραββας μετα των συστασιαστων δεδεμενος οιτινες εν τη στασει φονον πεποιηκεισαν

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👤 Barabbas◆ Holy Week◆ Roman Trials

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 23:18–19But 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.)
  • Luke 23:25As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.
  • Matthew 27:16At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

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