MATTHEW 27:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?”
So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them: whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ? Pilate's either/or: Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ. The governor who has found no basis for the death sentence is trying to use the crowd's Passover enthusiasm to force the release of Jesus. The Jesus who is called Christ communicates Pilate's awareness of the messianic claim.
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