Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded. Matthew 26:2,5 You know that after two days shall be the pasch: and the Son of man shall be delivered up to be crucified. . . . Matthew 27:15 Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would. Luke 23:16,17 I will chastise him therefore and release him. . . . John 18:39,40 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? . . . 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 Barabbas5But Jesus still answered nothing: so that Pilate wondered. 6Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded. 7And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.… Cross References Matthew 27:15 Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would. Mark 15:7 And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder. 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? Lexicon Now {it was Pilate’s custom}δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. at Κατὰ (Kata) Preposition Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). [the] feast ἑορτὴν (heortēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1859: A festival, feast, periodically recurring. Of uncertain affinity; a festival. to release ἀπέλυεν (apelyen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 630: From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce. to [the people] αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. a ἕνα (hena) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. prisoner δέσμιον (desmion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 1198: One bound, a prisoner. From desmon; a captive. of their choosing. παρῃτοῦντο (parētounto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 3868: From para and the middle voice of aiteo; to beg off, i.e. Deprecate, decline, shun. Additional Translations Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing. And at the feast, he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they requested. Now at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him. But at [the] feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged [of him]. Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him. Now at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whom they desired. Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment; Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him. And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking; Jump to Previous Beg Begged Custom Customary Desired Feast Festival Free Jews Pilate Prisoner Punishment Release Released Releasing Request Requested Used WhomsoeverJump to Next Beg Begged Custom Customary Desired Feast Festival Free Jews Pilate Prisoner Punishment Release Released Releasing Request Requested Used WhomsoeverLinks Mark 15:6 NIVMark 15:6 NLT Mark 15:6 ESV Mark 15:6 NASB Mark 15:6 KJV Mark 15:6 Bible Apps Mark 15:6 Biblia Paralela Mark 15:6 Chinese Bible Mark 15:6 French Bible Mark 15:6 German Bible Alphabetical: a any at custom Feast for he it Now one people prisoner release requested the them they to used was whom NT Gospels: Mark 15:6 Now at the feast he used (Mar Mk Mr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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