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Matthew 27:16

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

KJV

εἶχον δὲ τότε δέσμιον ἐπίσημον, λεγόμενον Βαραββᾶν.

Greek NT

habebat autem tunc vinctum insignem, qui dicebatur Barabbas.

Vulgate

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

ASV

And he had then a notorious prisoner that was called Barabbas.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Barabbas

In the original Greek

7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Βαραββᾶς
barabbas
noun · 11×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δέσμιος
desmios
noun · 16×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
ἐπίσημος
episemos
adjective · 2×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: Ἰησοῦν | Holmes/NA: Ἰησοῦν
  • ἸησοῦνSBLGNT
  • ἸησοῦνSBLGNT, Nestle-Aland 27
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 18:40 — Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
  • Mark 15:7 — And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
  • Mark 15:7 — And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.