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Matthew 27:16

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16And at that time they had a notorious prisoner named Jesuse Barabbas.f

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Footnotes

  1. eAlthough many manuscripts omit “Jesus” here, it is so hard to explain why a scribe would have added it that the reading is probably original
  2. f“Barabbas” means “son of the father” in Aramaic

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.

NLTNew Living Translation

This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.