Matthew 27:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 27:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἡγεμὼν
hēgemṓn
G2232
ruler
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
τίνα
tís
G5101
who
θέλετε
thélō
G2309
to will
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
δύο
dýo
G1417
two
ἀπολύσω
apolýō
G630
to release
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
εἶπαν
légō
G3004
to say
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Βαραββᾶν
Barabbâs
G912
Barabbas
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"
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King James Version Public Domain
The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But answering, the governor said to them, “Whom from the two do you want I would release to you?” But they said, “Barabbas.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).