Mark 15:6
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
KJV
Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν ἀπέλυεν αὐτοῖς ἕνα δέσμιον ὃν παρῃτοῦντο.
Greek NT
Per diem autem festum solebat dimittere illis unum ex vinctis, quemcumque petissent.
Vulgate
Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
ASV
Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δέσμιος
desmios
noun · 16×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
παραιτέομαι
paraiteomai
verb · 12×
ἀπολύω
apoluo
verb · 67×
ἑορτή
eorte
noun · 25×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: ὃν παρῃτοῦντο | WH/NIV: ὃν παρῃτοῦντο | Treg/RP: ὅνπερ ᾐτοῦντο
- ὃν παρῃτοῦντο — SBLGNT
- ὃν παρῃτοῦντο — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ὅνπερ ᾐτοῦντο — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 24:27 — But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
- Acts 25:9 — But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
- 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?
- 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?
- Luke 23:25 — And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.