John 18:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

John 18:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 18:39 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 18:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?””

John 18:39 — World English Bible

John 18:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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?”

John 18:39 — American Standard Version

John 18:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?'”

John 18:39 — Young's Literal Translation

John 18:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But ye have a custom that I release [some] one to you at the passover; will ye therefore that I release unto you the king of the Jews?”

John 18:39 — Darby Translation

John 18:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But you haue a custome, that I shoulde deliuer you one loose at the Passeouer: will yee then that I loose vnto you the King of ye Iewes?”

John 18:39 — Geneva Bible

John 18:39 in Context — John 18

37 Disse-lhe pois Pilatos: Logo tu és Rei? Respondeu Jesus: Tu dizes que eu sou Rei. Para isto eu nasci, e para isto vim ao mundo: para dar testemunho à verdade. Todo aquele que é da verdade ouve minha voz.

38 Disse-lhe Pilatos: O que é a verdade? E havendo dito isto, voltou a sair aos Judeus, e disse-lhes: Nenhum crime acho nele.

39 Mas vós tendes por costume que eu vos solte um pela páscoa. Quereis pois que vos solte ao Rei dos Judeus?

40 Voltaram pois todos a clamar, dizendo: Não a este, mas a Barrabás!E Barrabás era um ladrão.

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What Does John 18:39 Mean?

John 18:39 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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