Matthew 27:20

1380 (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)
1395 Forsothe the prince of prestis, and the eldere men counseiliden the puple, that thei schulden axe Barabas, but thei schulden distrye Jhesu. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)
1534 But the chefe preestes and the elders had parswaded the people that they shulde axe Barrabas and shulde destroye Iesus. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)
1535 But the hye prestes and the elders persuaded the people, that they shulde axe Barrabas, and destroye Iesus. (Coverdale Bible)
1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)
1540 But the chefe prestes and the elders persuaded the people, þt they shulde aske Barrabas, and destroye Iesus. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)
1549 But the chief priestes and the elders had perswaded the people, that they shulde axe Barrabas and destroye Iesus. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)
1557 (Geneva 1557) by William Whittingham
1560
1568 But the chiefe priestes & elders perswaded the people, that they shoulde aske Barabbas, and destroy Iesus. (Bishop's Bible First Edition)
1572 (Bishop's Bible)
1582 (Rheims 1582)
1587 But the chiefe Priestes and the Elders had persuaded the people that they shoulde aske Barabbas, and should destroy Iesus. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham
1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham
1611 But the chiefe Priestes and Elders perswaded the multitude that they should aske Barabbas, & destroy Iesus. (King James Version)
1729 but the chief priests and senators persuaded the people to demand Barabbas, and put to death Jesus. (Mace New Testament)
1745 But the chief priests and elders perswaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)
1762 (King James Version)
1769 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)
1770 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the common people to ask for Barabbas, and so to destroy Jesus. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)
1790 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude to ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)
1795 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the populace that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)
1833 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)
1835 But the chief priests and elders instigated the populace to demand Barabbas, and cause Jesus to be executed. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)
1849 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that he should release to them Bar-aba, that they might destroy Jeshu. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)
1850 (King James Version by Committee)
1851 (Murdock Translation)
1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society
1858 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the people to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)
1865 The but high-priests and the elders persuaded the crowds, that they should ask the Barabbas, the and Jesus they might destroy. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)
1865 And the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes, that they should ask for Barabbas, and should destroy Jesus. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)
1869 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)
1873 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)
1885 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)
1890 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)
1898 And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus; (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)
1901 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)
1902 But, the High–priests and the elders, persuaded the multitudes, that they should claim Barabbas, but, Jesus, should, destroy. (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)
1902 And the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)
1904 But the high priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes, that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)
1904 But the Chief Priests and the Councillors persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to kill Jesus. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)
1911 (Syrus Scofield)
1912 The High Priests, however, and the Elders urged the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to demand the death of Jesus. (Weymouth New Testament)
1918 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)
1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)
1982 (New King James Version) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
1984 (New International Version)(NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®
1995 (New American Standard Bible) NASB (©1995)
1999 (American King James Version)AKJV
2000 (King James 2000 Bible©)n
2005 (Today’s New International Version)
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2009 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)(HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.
(21st Century King James Version) Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc.
(Common English Bible) Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible
(GOD’S WORD Translation)(GW) Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
(Contemporary English Version)(CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
(New Living Translation)(NLT) Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation.
(Amplified Bible) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
(The Message) (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson
(New International Reader's Version) (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®.
(Wycliffe New Testament)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

ولكن رؤساء الكهنة والشيوخ حرّضوا الجموع على ان يطلبوا باراباس ويهلكوا يسوع. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

ܪܒܝ ܟܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܤܘ ܠܟܢܫܐ ܕܢܫܐܠܘܢ ܠܒܪ ܐܒܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܘܒܕܘܢ ܀ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

Orduan Sacrificadore principaléc eta Ancianoéc burutan eman cieçoten populuari Barabbasen esca litecen, eta Iesus hil eraci leçaten.

Bulgarian

1940 А главните свещеници и старейшините убедиха народа да изпроси Варава, а Исуса да погубят. (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

1 祭司长和长老挑唆众人，求释放巴拉巴，除灭耶稣。 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

1 祭司長和長老挑唆眾人，求釋放巴拉巴，除滅耶穌。 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

Mais les principaux sacrificateurs et les anciens persuadèrent aux foules de demander Barabbas et de faire périr Jésus. (French Darby)

1744 Et les principaux Sacrificateurs et les Anciens persuadèrent à la multitude du peuple de demander Barabbas, et de faire périr Jésus. (Martin 1744)

1744 Mais les principaux sacrificateurs et les anciens persuadèrent au peuple de demander Barabbas, et de faire périr Jésus. (Ostervald 1744)

German

1545 Aber die Hohenpriester und die Ältesten überredeten das Volk, daß sie um Barabbas bitten sollten und Jesum umbrächten. (Luther 1545)

1871 Aber die Hohenpriester und die Ältesten überredeten die Volksmenge, daß sie um den Barabbas bäten, Jesum aber umbrächten. (Elberfelder 1871)

1912 Aber die Hohenpriester und die Ältesten überredeten das Volk, daß sie um Barabbas bitten sollten und Jesus umbrächten. (Luther 1912)

Italian

1649 Ma i principali sacerdoti, e gli anziani, persuasero le turbe che chiedessero Barabba, e che facessero morir Gesù. (Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

1927 Ma i capi sacerdoti e gli anziani persuasero le turbe a chieder Barabba e far perire Gesù. (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

princeps autem sacerdotum et seniores persuaserunt populis ut peterent Barabban Iesum vero perderent Latin Vulgate

1527 (Erasmus 1527)

1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

2010 Preoţii cei mai de seamă şi bătrînii au înduplecat noroadele să ceară pe Baraba, iar pe Isus să -L omoare. (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

1876 Но первосвященники и старейшины возбудили народ просить Варавву, а Иисуса погубить. Russian Synodal Version

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Spanish

Mas los príncipes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos, persuadieron al pueblo que pidiese á Barrabás, y á Jesús matase. (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

1917 Men översteprästerna och de äldste hade övertalat folket att begära Barabbas och låta förgöra Jesus. (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

1905 Inudyukan ng mga pangulong saserdote at ng matatanda ang mga karamihan na hingin nila si Barrabas, at puksain si Jesus. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

1934 Song các thầy tế lễ cả và các trưởng lão dỗ chúng hãy xin tha Ba-ra-ba và giết Ðức Chúa Jêsus (VIET)

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