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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.

βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
βούλομαι
boulomai
verb · 36×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πάσχα
pascha
aramaic_word · 29×
συνήθεια
sunetheia
noun · 3×
ἀπολύω
apoluo
verb · 67×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν | WH/Treg/NIV: ⸂ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸃ | RP: ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω
  • ἀπολύσω ὑμῖνSBLGNT
  • ⸂ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸃Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὑμῖν ἀπολύσωRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν | WH/Treg/NIV: ⸄ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸅ | RP: ὑμῖν ἀπολύσω
  • ἀπολύσω ὑμῖνSBLGNT
  • ⸄ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν⸅Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὑμῖν ἀπολύσωRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

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.