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?

But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

ειναι δε συνηθεια εις εσας να σας απολυσω ενα εν τω πασχα· θελετε λοιπον να σας απολυσω τον βασιλεα των Ιουδαιων;

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?