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Matthew 27:19-21
Lexham English Bible
Matthew 27:19-21
Lexham English Bible
19 And while[a] he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message[b] to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man,[c] for I have suffered much as a result of a dream today because of him.”) 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas and put Jesus to death. 21 So the governor answered and[d] said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
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- Matthew 27:19 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was sitting”)
- Matthew 27:19 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 27:19 Literally “nothing to you and to that righteous man”
- Matthew 27:21 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
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