Matthew 27:15
Good News Translation
At every Passover Festival the Roman governor was in the habit of setting free any one prisoner the crowd asked for.

New Revised Standard Version
Now at the festival the governor was accustomed to release a prisoner for the crowd, anyone whom they wanted.

Contemporary English Version
During Passover the governor always freed a prisoner chosen by the people.

New American Bible
Now on the occasion of the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they wished.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.

Matthew 26:5 But they said: Not on the festival day, lest perhaps there should be a tumult among the people.

Mark 15:6,8 Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded. . . .

Luke 23:16,17 I will chastise him therefore and release him. . . .

John 18:38,39 Pilate saith to him: What is truth? And when he said this, he went out again to the Jews and saith to them: I find no cause in him. . . .

Acts 24:27 But when two years were ended, Felix had for successor Portius Festus. And Felix being willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

Acts 25:9 But Festus, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, answering Paul, said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem and there be judged of these things before me?

Context
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
14And he answered him to never a word, so that the governor wondered exceedingly. 15Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would. 16And he had then a notorious prisoner that was called Barabbas.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:16
And he had then a notorious prisoner that was called Barabbas.

Mark 15:6
Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.

Luke 23:17
Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day.

Luke 23:18
But the whole multitude together cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

John 18:16
But Peter stood at the door without. The other disciple therefore, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the portress and brought in Peter.

John 18:39
But you have a custom that I should release one unto you at the Pasch. Will you, therefore, that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

Matthew 27:14
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