The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
Matthew 27:21
In 9 translations
- BSB
- “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
- KJV
- The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
- WEB
- But the governor answered them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!”
- ASV
- But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
- LSV
- and the governor answering said to them, “Which of the two will you [that] I may release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”
- YLT
- and the governor answering said to them, 'Which of the two will ye [that] I shall release to you?' And they said, 'Barabbas.'
- DBY
- And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
- DRC
- And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said, Barabbas.
- GNV
- Then the gouernour answered, and said vnto them, Whether of the twaine will ye that I let loose vnto you? And they said, Barabbas.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Spelling of εἶπαν: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include τὸν (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- 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
- ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἡγεμὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Τίνα θέλετε ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Τὸν Βαραββᾶν.
- RP2018
- Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἡγεμὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τίνα θέλετε ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Βαραββᾶν.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἡγεμὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τίνα θέλετε ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Βαραββᾶν.
- SCR1894
- αποκριθεις δε ο ηγεμων ειπεν αυτοις τινα θελετε απο των δυο απολυσω υμιν οι δε ειπον βαραββαν
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