17(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)


In Context

14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

16 I will therefore chastise him, and release [him. ]

17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

Luke 23:17 in Other Translations

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:17Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:17Now he must needs release unto them at the feast one prisoner.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:17( Now he was obliged to release one for them at the feast.)

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:17

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:17(For of necessity he must release one to them at the feast.)

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:17Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:17for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:17(For of necessity he must release one to them at the feast.)