Protestantism
English
Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;
But at [the] feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they begged [of him].
Nowe at the feast, Pilate did deliuer a prisoner vnto them, whomesoeuer they woulde desire.
At that feast Pilate was wont to delivre at their pleasure a presoner: whomsoever they wolde desyre.
Now at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Now it was his custom to release to them, at the feast, one prisoner, whomever they desired.
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
(Matthew 27:15–23; Luke 23:13–25)
Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people1 a prisoner of their choosing.
- Literally Now at the feast he would release to them
Now at the feast, he released one prisoner to them, whomsoever they petitioned for.
Now at [that] feast [it was customary that] he release unto them one prisoner, whoever they desired.
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Pilate Releases Barabbas
Now at each feast he customarily released1 for them one prisoner whom they requested.
- The imperfect tense has been translated as customary here (“customarily released”)
And at a feast, he released to them one prisoner, whomever they asked.
And at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whomever they desired.
Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they requested.
Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they requested.
Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they requested.
Now at the feast he was wont to release to them one prisoner, whom they might ask.
Now, at the feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.
Now, at the feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Now, at feast time, he was wont to release unto them one prisoner, whom they were claiming.
Now, at the Feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Catholicism