21"Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" asked the governor. "Barabbas," they answered.


In Context

18 For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.

19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him this message: "Don't have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him."

20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.

21 "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" asked the governor. "Barabbas," they answered.

22 "What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?" Pilate asked. They all answered, "Crucify him!"

23 "Why? What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!"

Matthew 27:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:21And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said, Barabbas.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:21The governor answered and said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release to you? They said, Barabbas.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:21The governor answered and said to them, Whether of the two will you that I release to you? They said, Barabbas.