Luke 23:17
Modern Translations


New American Standard Bible
[Now he was obligated to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

NASB 1995
Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.

NASB 1977
[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

Amplified Bible
[Now he was obligated to release to them one prisoner at the Feast.]

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For according to the festival he had to release someone to them.

International Standard Version
Now he was obligated to release someone for them at the festival.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

New King James Version
(for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast).

King James 2000 Bible
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

New Heart English Bible
(Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.)

World English Bible
Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.

American King James Version
(For of necessity he must release one to them at the feast.)

American Standard Version
Now he must needs release unto them at the feast one prisoner.

A Faithful Version
Now of necessity, he had to release one to them at the feast.

Darby Bible Translation
( Now he was obliged to release one for them at the feast.)

English Revised Version


Webster's Bible Translation
(For of necessity he must release one to them at the feast.)

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(For of necessitie hee must haue let one loose vnto them at the feast.)

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For of necessitie he must haue let one loose vnto them at the feast.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For he must haue let one lowse vnto them after the custome of the feast.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For of necessite he must have let one lowse vnto them at that feast.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
[[for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every celebration,]]

Young's Literal Translation
for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

Smith's Literal Translation
(And he had necessity to loose one at the festival.)

Literal Emphasis Translation
and of necessity he had to release one at the feast.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now he was required to release one person for them on the feast day.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For it was a custom to release them one prisoner at the feast.

Lamsa Bible
For there was a custom to release to them one at the feast.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For it was necessary that he should release to them one at the feast.

Godbey New Testament


Haweis New Testament
(Now he held it necessary to release one to them at the feast.)

Mace New Testament
now as it was customary for the governor to release one of the prisoners at the feast;

Weymouth New Testament


Worrell New Testament
OMITTED TEXT.

Worsley New Testament
Now he was obliged to release one to them at the feast.


















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible


Young's Literal Translation
for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For according to the festival he had to release someone to them. 

New American Standard Bible
[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner].

King James Bible
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast. )
Luke 23:16
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