John 18:39

"I find no crime in this man. Now it is a custom of yours that I release one prisoner to you at the time of the Passover feast. Do you wish me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

In Context

38Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" As he said this, he went outside again to the Jews and said to them.

40Then they all shouted again. "No, not him! Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:15Now it was the Governor’s custom, during the Passover, to release to the people any one prisoner whom they selected.

Mark 15:6Now at the time of the feast it was customary to release to them a prisoner, whatever one they asked for.

Luke 23:17"Now he had to release to them at the feast one prisoner."

Matthew Henry on John 18:29-40

Christ in the Judgment-Hall; Christ Arraigned before Pilate. 28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. 29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him… Read the whole commentary →

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