39But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release 'the king of the Jews'?"


In Context

36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place."

37 "You are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."

38 "What is truth?" Pilate asked. With this he went out again to the Jews and said, "I find no basis for a charge against him.

39 But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release 'the king of the Jews'?"

40 They shouted back, "No, not him! Give us Barabbas!" Now Barabbas had taken part in a rebellion.

John 18:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:39But you have a custom that I should release one unto you at the pasch: will you, therefore, that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:39But ye have a custom that I release some one to you at the passover; will ye therefore that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:39But ye have a custom that I should release to you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release to you the King of the Jews?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:39But you have a custom, that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:39and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, that I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:39But you have a custom, that I should release to you one at the passover: will you therefore that I release to you the King of the Jews?