Matthew 27:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Pilate answered, “But what crime has he done?” “Nail him to a cross!” they yelled even louder.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:30

When someone winks or grins behind your back, trouble is on the way.

Matthew 27:22

Pilate asked them, “What am I to do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?” They all yelled, “Nail him to a cross!”

Matthew 27:24

Pilate saw that there was nothing he could do and that the people were starting to riot. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of them and said, “I won't have anything to do with killing this man. You are the ones doing it!”

Luke 23:4

Pilate told the chief priests and the crowd, “I don't find him guilty of anything.”

Acts 13:28

They did exactly what the Scriptures said they would. Even though they couldn't find any reason to put Jesus to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed. After Jesus had been put to death, he was taken down from the cross and placed in a tomb.

Acts 23:10

The argument became fierce, and the commander was afraid that Paul would be pulled apart. So he ordered the soldiers to go in and rescue Paul. Then they took him back into the fortress.

Acts 7:57

The council members shouted and covered their ears. At once they all attacked Stephen