Matthew 27:21 · Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 27:21 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 27:21 in Other Translations
| KJV | 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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| WEB | But the governor answered them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!” |
| ASV | But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas. |
| YLT | and the governor answering said to them, ‘Which of the two will ye that I shall release to you?’ And they said, ‘Barabbas.’ |
| WBT | The governor answered and said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release to you? They said, Barabbas. |
| DBY | And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas. |
Commentary on Matthew 27:21
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 27:9–50
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying-- (Zac 11:12-13). Never was a complicated prophecy, otherwise hopelessly dark, more marvellously fulfilled. Various conjectures have been formed to account for Matthew's ascribing to Jeremiah a prophecy found in the book of Zechariah. But since with this book he was plainly familiar, having quoted one of its most remarkable prophecies of Christ but a few chapters before (Mat 21:4-5), the question is one more of critical interest than real importance. Perhaps the true explanation is the following, from LIGHTFOOT: "Jeremiah of old had the first place among the prophets, and hereby he comes to be mentioned above all the rest in Mat 16:14; because he stood first in the volume of the prophets [as he proves from the learned DAVID KIMCHI] therefore he is first named. When, therefore, Matthew produceth a text of Zechariah under the name of JEREMY, he only cites the words of the volume of the prophets under his name who stood first in the volume of the prophets. Of which sort is that also of our Saviour (Luk 24:41), "All things must be fulfilled which are written of Me in the Law, and the Prophets, and the Psalms," or the Book of Hagiographa, in which the Psalms were placed first."
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Questions about Matthew 27:21
What does Matthew 27:21 say?
Matthew 27:21 in the Young's Literal Translation reads: “and the governor answering said to them, ‘Which of the two will ye that I shall release to you?’ And they said, ‘Barabbas.’” Read it in the full context of Matthew 27, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 27:21 found in the Bible?
Matthew 27:21 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 27, verse 21, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 27:21 shown in?
This is the Young's Literal Translation (YLT), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Matthew 27:21 in the table on this page.
Pilate saith unto them,.... As one astonished at their choice: he could not have thought they would have asked the life of so vile a wretch, that had been guilty of such capital crimes, crimes to be abhorred by all men:
what shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ? Surely you would not have me put him to death, and that for no other reason but this, because he is called either by himself or others, Christ, or the Messiah, or the king of the Jews!
they all say unto him, let him be crucified; which was a Roman punishment, inflicted on the meanest and worst of men; as wicked servants, thieves, robbers, and cut-throats (o); and so was not only a torturing and painful death, but a very shameful and ignominious one; yea, an accursed one: in this they all agreed, being instigated to it by the chief priests and elders.
(o) Lipsius de Cruce, l. 1. c. 12, 13.