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21 But the governor 1said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”
22 Pilate * said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus awho is called Christ?” They all * said, “1Crucify Him!”
23 And he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “1Crucify Him!”
1 | Lit answered and said to them |
* | A star (*) is used to mark verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage. The translators recognized that in some contexts the present tense seems more unexpected and unjustified to the English reader than a past tense would have been. But Greek authors frequently used the present tense for the sake of heightened vividness, thereby transporting their readers in imagination to the actual scene at the time of occurence. However, the translators felt that it would be wise to change these historical presents to English past tenses. |
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1 | Lit Let Him be crucified |
1 | Lit Let Him be crucified |
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