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Matthew 27:15

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 15 Now from festival to festival, it was the custom of the governor to release a prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.+

Matthew 27:15

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 15 Κατὰ According to δὲ but ἑορτὴν festival εἰώθει was accustomed ὁ the ἡγεμὼν governor ἀπολύειν to release ἕνα one τῷ to the ὄχλῳ crowd δέσμιον bound one ὃν whom ἤθελον. they were wanting.

Matthew 27:15

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 15 Now from festival to festival it was the custom of the governor to release a prisoner to the crowd, the one they wanted.+

Matthew 27:15

The Bible in Living English
- 15 And every feast-time it was the governor’s custom to release for the crowd one prisoner whom they wanted.

Matthew 27:15

American Standard Version
- 15 Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

Matthew 27:15

The Emphasized Bible
- 15 But feast by feast the governor had been wont to release one unto the multitude, a prisoner whom they were desiring.

Matthew 27:15

King James Version
- 15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 27

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 27:15
  
  custom . . . to release a prisoner: This incident is mentioned by all four Gospel writers. (Mr 15:6-15; Lu 23:16-25; Joh 18:39, 40) There is no basis or precedent for this custom in the Hebrew Scriptures. However, it seems that by Jesus’ day, the Jews had developed this tradition. The practice would not have seemed strange to the Romans, since there is evidence that they released prisoners to please the crowds.