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


In Context

18 for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

19 And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing — to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

20 And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

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

22 Pilate saith to them, 'What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, 'Let be crucified!'

23 And the governor said, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, 'Let be crucified.'

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:21"Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" asked the governor. "Barabbas," they answered.

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 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.