John 18:39
But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
KJV
ἔστιν δὲ συνήθεια ὑμῖν ἵνα ἕνα ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ πάσχα· βούλεσθε οὖν ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων;
Greek NT
Est autem consuetudo vobis ut unum dimittam vobis in Pascha : vultis ergo dimittam vobis regem Judæorum ?
Vulgate
But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
ASV
But you have a custom that I should release one unto you at the Pasch. Will you, therefore, that I release unto you the king of the Jews?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν — SBLGNT
- ⸂ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸃ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν — SBLGNT
- ⸄ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸅ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- John 18:28 — Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
- Luke 23:16 — I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
- Mark 15:6 — Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
- Mark 15:6 — Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
- Matt 27:15 — Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.