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23:17Many ancient authorities insert v. 17. Now he must needs release unto them at the feast one prisoner. Comp. Mat 27:15; Mrk 15:6; Jhn 18:39. Others add the same words after v. 19.
DRANow of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day.
YLTfor it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,
Drby(Now he was obliged to release one for them at the feast.)
23:17Many ancient authorities insert ver. 17 Now he must needs release unto them at the feast one prisoner. Others add the same words after ver. 19.
Wbstr(For of necessity he must release one to them at the feast.)
KJB-1769(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
KJB-1611For of necessitie hee must release one vnto them at the Feast. (For of necessitie he must release one unto them at the Feast.)
BshpsFor of necessitie he must haue let one loose vnto them at the feast. (For of necessitie he must have let one loose unto them at the feast.)
Gnva(For of necessitie hee must haue let one loose vnto them at the feast.) ((For of necessitie he must have let one loose unto them at the feast.) )
CvdlFor he must haue let one lowse vnto them after the custome of the feast. (For he must have let one lowse unto them after the custome of the feast.)
TNTFor of necessite he must have let one lowse vnto them at that feast. (For of necessite he must have let one lowse unto them at that feast. )
WyclBut he moste nede delyuer to hem oon bi the feest dai. (But he moste need deliver to them one by the feest day.)
LuthDenn er mußte ihnen einen nach Gewohnheit des Festes losgeben. (Because he mußte to_them a after Gewohnheit the Festes losgeben.)
ClVgNecesse autem habebat dimittere eis per diem festum unum. (Necesse however had to_release to_them through diem festum one. )
UGNT[fn] [Ἀνάγκην δὲ εἶχεν ἀπολύειν αὐτοῖς κατὰ ἑορτὴν ἕνα.] ( [Anagkaʸn de eiⱪen apoluein autois kata heortaʸn hena.])
23:16-18I will have him flogged (or I will teach him a lesson!): The Greek word can mean “instruct,” “punish,” or “discipline”; it refers to a relatively mild whipping given for lesser offenses. It was different from the severe flogging that Romans gave in preparation for crucifixion (see Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15).
(Anagkaʸn de eiⱪen apoluein autois kata heortaʸn hena)
See the discussion of textual issues at the end of the General Notes to this chapter to decide whether to include this verse in your translation. The notes below discuss translation issues in the verse, for those who decide to include it.
This verse uses the word But to introduce background information that will help readers understand what is happening. In the previous verse, Pilate was saying that Jesus would be the prisoner he was obligated to release. But in the next verse, the crowd shouts for him to release a different man instead. Alternate translation: [Now]
This verse is using the adjective one as a noun. In context, the term clearly means one prisoner. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could supply the noun for clarity, as ULT does.
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
