Matthew 27:21

And the governor answered and said to them, Whom will you that I shall release to you of these two? Then they said, Bar-aba.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that he should release to them Bar-aba, that they might destroy Jeshu.

22Pilatos saith to them, And to Jeshu who is called the Meshicha, what shall I do with him? They all said, Let him be crucified.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:17And when they were assembled, Pilatos said to them, Whom will you that I release unto you, Bar-aba, or Jeshu who is called the Meshicha?

Luke 23:13And Pilatos called the chief priests and the rulers of 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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