Matthew 27:23 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²³ And he said, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ They all replied, Let Him be crucified! And he said, Why? What has He done that is evil? But they shouted all the louder, Let Him be crucified!

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

Common English Bible

²³ But he said, “Why? What wrong has he done?” They shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ The procurator said to them, "But what evil has he done?" But they cried out all the more, saying, "Let him be crucified."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.

Matthew 27:23 Cross References

Proverbs 16:30

He who winks his eyes plans perverse things, he who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

Matthew 27:22

Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified.”

Matthew 27:24

So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.”

Luke 23:4

And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no crime in this man.”

Acts 13:28

Though they could charge him with nothing deserving death, yet they asked Pilate to have him killed.

Acts 23:10

And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

Acts 7:57

But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together upon him.