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OET (OET-RV) It was the time of the Passover celebrations, and a tradition had been established that the governor would release one prisoner to the people—whoever they chose.
OET-LV And concerning the_feast, the governor had_been_accustomed to_be_sending_away one prisoner to_the crowd, whom they_were_wanting.
SR-GNT Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν, εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον, ὃν ἤθελον. ‡
(Kata de heortaʸn, eiōthei ho haʸgemōn apoluein hena tōi oⱪlōi desmion, hon aʸthelon.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Now at the festival the governor had been accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they were wishing.
UST It is important to know that whenever the Passover festival began, the Roman local ruler, Pilate, usually set free one person who was in jail. He allowed the group of people who were in Jerusalem to decide who it would be.
BSB § Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
BLB And at the feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the multitude, whom they were wishing.
AICNT Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.
OEB Now, at the feast, the Governor was accustomed to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might choose.
WEBBE Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner whom they desired.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.
LSV And at the celebration the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,
FBV Now it was the custom of the governor to release to the crowd during the festival whichever prisoner they wanted.
TCNT Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner for the crowd, whomever they wanted.
T4T It was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one person who was in prison. He released whichever prisoner the people wanted.
LEB Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd—the one whom they wanted.
BBE Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.
Moff No Moff MAT book available
Wymth "Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired;
ASV Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.
DRA Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.
YLT And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,
Drby Now at [the] feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whom they would.
RV Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.
Wbstr Now at that feast, the governor was wont to release to the people a prisoner, whom they would.
KJB-1769 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
KJB-1611 [fn]Now at that feast the Gouernor was woont to release vnto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
(Now at that feast the Gouernor was woont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.)
27:15 Luke 23.17.
Bshps At that feast, the deputie was wont to delyuer vnto the people a prysoner, whom they woulde desire.
(At that feast, the deputie was wont to deliver unto the people a prysoner, whom they would desire.)
Gnva Nowe at the feast, the gouernour was wont to deliuer vnto the people a prisoner whom they would.
(Now at the feast, the governor was wont to deliver unto the people a prisoner whom they would. )
Cvdl At that feast, the debyte was wote to delyuer a presoner fre vnto the people, whom they wolde.
(At that feast, the debyte was wote to deliver a presoner free unto the people, whom they wolde.)
TNT At that feest the debite was wonte to deliver vnto the people a presoner whom they wolde desyer.
(At that feest the debite was wonte to deliver unto the people a presoner whom they would desyer. )
Wycl But for a solempne dai the iustice was wont to delyuere to the puple oon boundun, whom thei wolden.
(But for a solemn day the justice was wont to deliver to the people one boundun, whom they wolden.)
Luth Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger die Gewohnheit, dem Volk einen Gefangenen loszugeben, welchen sie wollten.
(Auf the Fest but had the/of_the Landpfleger the Gewohnheit, to_him people a Gefangenen loszugeben, welchen they/she/them wantedn.)
ClVg Per diem autem solemnem consueverat præses populo dimittere unum vinctum, quem voluissent:
(Per diem however solemnem consueverat præses to_the_people to_release one vinctum, which voluissent: )
UGNT κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν, εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον, ὃν ἤθελον.
(kata de heortaʸn, eiōthei ho haʸgemōn apoluein hena tōi oⱪlōi desmion, hon aʸthelon.)
SBL-GNT Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον ὃν ἤθελον.
(Kata de heortaʸn eiōthei ho haʸgemōn apoluein hena tōi oⱪlōi desmion hon aʸthelon.)
TC-GNT Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον, ὃν ἤθελον.
(Kata de heortaʸn eiōthei ho haʸgemōn apoluein hena tōi oⱪlōi desmion, hon aʸthelon. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
27:15 Pilate’s custom seems out of character; he was not known for wanting to please his Jewish subjects. However, if Pilate’s position with Caesar was precarious at this point (see study note on John 19:12; see Philo, On the Embassy to Gaius 159–161), then this gesture may have been to keep the peace and thus avoid negative attention from Rome.
Note 1 topic: writing-background
δὲ
and
Here Matthew provides background information about something that Pilate, the governor, normally did. This background information will help readers understand what happens next. Use a natural form in your language for introducing background information. Alternate translation: “Here is some important information:”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἑορτὴν
/the/_feast
Here, the phrase the festival refers the Passover celebration. See how you translated the same phrase in 26:5. Alternate translation: “the festival of Passover”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
εἰώθει & ἀπολύειν
/had/_been_accustomed & /to_be/_sending_away
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “had a custom of releasing”
Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19
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.