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Matthew Chapter 27 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 27:21

But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
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BBE Matthew 27:21

But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.
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DARBY Matthew 27:21

And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
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KJV Matthew 27:21

The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
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WBT Matthew 27:21


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WEB Matthew 27:21

But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"
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YLT Matthew 27:21

and the governor answering said to them, `Which of the two will ye `that' I shall release to you?' And they said, `Barabbas.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - Answered, to the various cries which reached him. Whether of the twain? Which of the two? He repeats the question before asked (ver. 17), having given the multitude time for deliberation, and offering them no alternative but to choose one of these two prisoners. Barabbas. They prefer a murderer to the Prince of life - a selection on their part guilty and malevolent, but on the part of God necessary for our salvation (Quesnel). Truly, Jesus "was despised and rejected of men." If he had been released now, his liberation would not have been, as it ought to have been, an act of simple justice, but an imperial concession, an act of grace, in which the character of the prisoner was not regarded.

Ellicott's Commentary