Matthew 27:21

Then the debite answered and sayde vnto them: whether of the twayne wyll ye that I let loosse vnto you? And they sayde Barrabas.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

In Context

20But the chefe preestes and the elders had parswaded the people that they shulde axe Barrabas and shulde destroye Iesus.

22Pilate sayde vnto them: what shall I do then with Iesus which is called Christ? They all sayde to him: let him be crucified.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:17And when they were gadered together Pilate sayde vnto the: whether wyll ye that I geve losse vnto you Barrabas or Iesus which is called Christ?

Luke 23:13And Pylate called to geder the hye prestes and the rulers and the people

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:12-26

Christ at the Bar of Pilate. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom… Read the whole commentary →

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