Matthew 27
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Matthew 27:15-18

151NowG1161 at the Passover FeastG1859 the governorG2232 was accustomedG1486 to releaseG630 for the 2peopleG3793 any oneG1520 prisonerG1198 whomG3739 they wantedG2309. 16And atG5119 thatG5119 timeG5119 they were holdingG2192 a notoriousG1978 prisonerG1198 calledG3004 BarabbasG912. 17SoG3767 when the peopleG846 gatheredG4863 togetherG4863, PilateG4091 saidG3004 to them, “WhomG5101 do you wantG2309 me to releaseG630 for you: BarabbasG912, orG2228 JesusG2424 3who is calledG3004 ChristG5547?” 18For he knewG3609 that it was becauseG1223 of envyG5355 that 4they had handedG3860 Him overG3860.

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 27:15 Matt 27:15-26: Mark 15:6-15; Luke 23:17-25; John 18:39-19:16 ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 27:15 Lit crowd ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 27:17 Matt 1:16; 27:22 ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 27:18 I.e., the Jewish leaders ↩

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