Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd— anyone they wanted.

巡抚有一个常例，每逢这节期，随众人所要的释放一个囚犯给他们。

总督有一个常例，每逢这节期，随众人的意愿释放一个囚犯给他们。

总督有一个常例，每逢这节期，随众人的意愿释放一个囚犯给他们。

每逢逾越节，总督会照惯例按民众的选择释放一个犯人。

每逢这节期，总督有一个惯例，就是给群众释放一个他们要求释放的囚犯。

每逢这节日，总督会照惯例，给民众释放一个他们所要的囚犯。

巡撫有一個常例，每逢這節期，隨眾人所要的釋放一個囚犯給他們。

總督有一個常例，每逢這節期，隨眾人的意願釋放一個囚犯給他們。

總督有一個常例，每逢這節期，隨眾人的意願釋放一個囚犯給他們。

每逢逾越節，總督會照慣例按民眾的選擇釋放一個犯人。

每逢這節期，總督有一個慣例，就是給群眾釋放一個他們要求釋放的囚犯。

每當節期，總督照常例把羣眾所要的一個囚犯釋放給他們。

每逢這節日，總督會照慣例，給民眾釋放一個他們所要的囚犯。

屆節期、方伯例釋一囚、任眾所欲、

屆節期、方伯例釋一囚、任眾所欲、

凡屆節期、方伯每釋一囚、隨眾所欲者、

每屆盛節、方伯徇民之請、例釋一囚。

Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd.

It was the governor’s practice at the Passover Feast to let one prisoner go free. The people could choose the one they wanted.

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.

At the festival the governor’s custom was to release to the crowd a prisoner they wanted.

Now at the Passover Feast the governor was accustomed to release for the people any one prisoner whom they wanted.

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished.

Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

At the festival the governor’s custom was to release to the crowd a prisoner they wanted.

Now at[ that] feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.

“ But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed,“ or the people may riot.”

So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him.”

Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus away.

Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner— anyone the people requested.One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising.The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner as usual.“ Would you like me to release to you this‘ King of the Jews’?” Pilate asked.( For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.)But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus.Pilate asked them,“ Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?”They shouted back,“ Crucify him!”“ Why?” Pilate demanded.“ What crime has he committed?” But the mob roared even louder,“ Crucify him!”So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.

“ What is truth?” Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them,“ He is not guilty of any crime.But you have a custom of asking me to release one prisoner each year at Passover. Would you like me to release this‘ King of the Jews’?”But they shouted back,“ No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!”( Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

After two years went by in this way, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jewish people, he left Paul in prison.

Then Festus, wanting to please the Jews, asked him,“ Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there?”