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Mark 15:7

Barabbas

5 But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

6 Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

8 So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

9 “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.

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BSB
And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
KJV
And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
WEB
There was one called Barabbas, bound with his fellow insurgents, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
ASV
And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.
DARBY
Now there was the [person] named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with [him], [and] that had committed murder in the insurrection.
BLB
And the one called Barabbas was there, having been bound with the rebels who had committed murder in the insurrection.
ÅB
Nå var det en som hette Barabbas; han var kastet i fengsel sammen med noen opprørere som hadde gjort et mord under opprøret;
OTB
En mann ved navn Barabbas satt fengslet sammen med opprørere som hadde begått mord under opprøret.
B1930
Nu var det en som hette Barabbas; han var kastet i fengsel sammen med nogen oprørere som hadde gjort et mord under oprøret;

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