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Matthew 27:15

Barabbas is Freed

Mark 15:6–14; Luke 23:17–23; John 18:39, 40

15 mNow at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished.

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Matthew 27:15 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd.

Matthew 27:15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.

Matthew 27:15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

Matthew 27:15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted.

Matthew 27:15 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 Every year at the time of Passover the governor would free one prisoner whom the people chose.

Matthew 27:15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

Matthew 27:15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whom they would.

Matthew 27:15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 At every Passover festival the governor would free one prisoner whom the crowd wanted.

Matthew 27:15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 At the festival the governor’s custom was to release to the crowd a prisoner they wanted.

Matthew 27:15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 Now at the festival the governor was accustomed to release a prisoner for the crowd, anyone whom they wanted.

Matthew 27:15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd—the one whom they wanted.

Matthew 27:15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 It was the governor’s practice at the Passover Feast to let one prisoner go free. The people could choose the one they wanted.

Matthew 27:15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the people any one prisoner whom they wanted.


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