Matthew 27:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,

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  • Matt 26:5 : 5 and they said, `Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'
  • Mark 15:6-9 : 6 And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking; 7 and there was `one' named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder. 8 And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them, 9 and Pilate answered them, saying, `Will ye `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?' 10 for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up; 11 and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them. 12 And Pilate answering, again said to them, `What, then, will ye `that' I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?' 13 and they again cried out, `Crucify him.' 14 And Pilate said to them, `Why -- what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, `Crucify him;' 15 and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus -- having scourged `him' -- that he might be crucified.
  • Luke 23:16 : 16 having chastised, therefore, I will release him,'
  • John 18:38-40 : 38 Pilate saith to him, `What is truth?' and this having said, again he went forth unto the Jews, and saith to them, `I do find no fault in him; 39 and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?' 40 therefore they all cried out again, saying, `Not this one -- but Barabbas;' and Barabbas was a robber.
  • John 19:16 : 16 Then, therefore, he delivered him up to them, that he may be crucified, and they took Jesus and led `him' away,
  • Acts 24:27 : 27 and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favour on the Jews, left Paul bound.
  • Acts 25:9 : 9 And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, `Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?'

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  • Mark 15:5-9
    5 verses
    93%

    5and Jesus did no more answer anything, so that Pilate wondered.

    6And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

    7and there was `one' named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

    8And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,

    9and Pilate answered them, saying, `Will ye `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

  • Matt 27:16-18
    3 verses
    88%

    16and they had then a noted prisoner, called Barabbas,

    17they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, `Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?'

    18for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

  • Matt 27:20-23
    4 verses
    87%

    20And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

    21and the governor answering said to them, `Which of the two will ye `that' I shall release to you?' And they said, `Barabbas.'

    22Pilate saith to them, `What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, `Let be crucified!'

    23And the governor said, `Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, `Let be crucified.'

  • Luke 23:14-22
    9 verses
    85%

    14said unto them, `Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him;

    15no, nor yet Herod, for I sent you back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him;

    16having chastised, therefore, I will release him,'

    17for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

    18and they cried out -- the whole multitude -- saying, `Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'

    19who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

    20Pilate again then -- wishing to release Jesus -- called to them,

    21but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, crucify him.'

    22And he a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release `him'.'

  • John 18:39-40
    2 verses
    82%

    39and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, `that' I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

    40therefore they all cried out again, saying, `Not this one -- but Barabbas;' and Barabbas was a robber.

  • Luke 23:24-25
    2 verses
    81%

    24and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,

    25and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will.

  • Matt 27:26-27
    2 verses
    81%

    26Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered `him' up that he may be crucified;

    27then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;

  • Mark 15:11-16
    6 verses
    81%

    11and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

    12And Pilate answering, again said to them, `What, then, will ye `that' I shall do to him whom ye call king of the Jews?'

    13and they again cried out, `Crucify him.'

    14And Pilate said to them, `Why -- what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, `Crucify him;'

    15and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus -- having scourged `him' -- that he might be crucified.

    16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, which is Praetorium, and call together the whole band,

  • Matt 27:2
    76%

    2and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • Matt 27:14
    74%

    14And he did not answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor did wonder greatly.

  • John 19:12-16
    5 verses
    73%

    12From this `time' was Pilate seeking to release him, and the Jews were crying out, saying, `If this one thou mayest release, thou art not a friend of Caesar; every one making himself a king, doth speak against Caesar.'

    13Pilate, therefore, having heard this word, brought Jesus without -- and he sat down upon the tribunal -- to a place called, `Pavement,' and in Hebrew, Gabbatha;

    14and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, `Lo, your king!'

    15and they cried out, `Take away, take away, crucify him;' Pilate saith to them, `Your king shall I crucify?' the chief priests answered, `We have no king except Caesar.'

    16Then, therefore, he delivered him up to them, that he may be crucified, and they took Jesus and led `him' away,

  • John 18:29-31
    3 verses
    72%

    29Pilate, therefore, went forth unto them, and said, `What accusation do ye bring against this man?'

    30they answered and said to him, `If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.'

    31Pilate, therefore, said to them, `Take ye him -- ye -- and according to your law judge him;' the Jews, therefore, said to him, `It is not lawful to us to put any one to death;'

  • Acts 25:16
    72%

    16unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against `him'.

  • Matt 27:11
    71%

    11And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor did question him, saying, `Art thou the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said to him, `Thou sayest.'

  • John 19:10
    70%

    10Pilate, therefore, saith to him, `To me dost thou not speak? hast thou not known that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?'

  • Acts 23:35
    69%

    35`I will hear thee -- said he -- when thine accusers also may have come;' he also commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.

  • Luke 23:1
    69%

    1And having risen, the whole multitude of them did lead him to Pilate,

  • Acts 12:4
    69%

    4whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered `him' to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

  • Acts 26:31
    69%

    31and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;'