John 18:39

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?””

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Read John 18:39 in the flow of John18 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open John18 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, <FI>that<Fi> I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 18:39 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 27:15Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.
  2. Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
  3. Mark 15:6Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
  4. Luke 23:16Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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