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

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

“ Not during the festival,” they said,“ so there won’t be rioting among the people.”

Therefore, I will have him whipped and then release him.”

Then he handed him over to be crucified. Then they took Jesus away.

At the festival Pilate used to release for the people a prisoner whom they requested.There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion.The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom.Pilate answered them,“ Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed him over.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.Pilate asked them again,“ Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the king of the Jews?”Again they shouted,“ Crucify him!”Pilate said to them,“ Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted all the more,“ Crucify him!”Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them; and after having Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

“ What is truth?” said Pilate. After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them,“ I find no grounds for charging him.You have a custom that I release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So, do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”They shouted back,“ Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.

After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix, and because Felix wanted to do the Jews a favor, he left Paul in prison.

But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, replied to Paul,“ Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there on these charges?”