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# Now
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This word is used here to mark a break in the main storyline so the writer can give information to help the reader understand what happens beginning in [Matthew 27:17 ](./17.md ). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# the feast
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This is the feast for the Passover celebration.
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# prisoner chosen by the crowd
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "prisoner whom the crowd would choose" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# they had a notorious prisoner
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"there was a notorious prisoner"
# notorious
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well known for doing something bad