Matthew 27:17-21

27:17 So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus ¹  Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?” ²  27:18 (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.) ³  27:19 As ⁴  he was sitting on the judgment seat, ⁵  his wife sent a message ⁶  to him: ⁷  “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; ⁸  I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream ⁹  about him today.” 27:20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. 27:21 The ¹⁰  governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”

¹ tc Again, as in v. 16, the name “Jesus” is supplied before “Barabbas” in Θ Ë¹ 700* pc sy^s Or^mss (Θ 700* lack the article τόν [ton] before Βαραββᾶν [Barabban]). The same argument for accepting the inclusion of “Jesus” as original in the previous verse applies here as well.

² tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

³ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁶ tn Or “the judge’s seat.”

⁷ tn The word “message” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

⁸ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁹ tn The Greek particle γάρ (gar, “for”) has not been translated here.

¹⁰ tn Or “suffered greatly in a dream.” See the discussion on the construction κατ᾿ ὄναρ (kat’ onar) in BDAG 710 s.v. ὄναρ.

⁷ tn Grk “answering, the governor said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.