Matthew 27
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Matthew 27:15-18

15NowG1161 it was theG3588 governor’sG2232 customG1486 atG2596 the feastG1859 to releaseG630 to theG3588 crowdG3793 aG1520 prisonerG1198 ofG3739 their choosingG2309. 16At that timeG5119 they were holdingG2192 a notoriousG1978 prisonerG1198 namedG3004 BarabbasG912.1 17SoG3767 when the crowd had assembledG846G4863, PilateG4091 askedG2036 themG846, “WhichG5101 one do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 to youG4771: BarabbasG912, orG2228 JesusG2424 whoG3588 is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” 18ForG1063 he knewG1492 it was out ofG1223 envyG5355 that they had handed Jesus overG3860 to himG846.

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  1. 1. Matthew 27:16 SBL and NA Jesus Barabbas; also in verse 17, but universally called Barabbas in verses 20, 21, and 26 ↩

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