Matthew 27:23

The Message

He objected, “But for what crime?” But they yelled all the louder, “Nail him to a cross!”

Cross References

Acts 7:57

Yelling and hissing, the mob drowned him out. Now in full stampede, they dragged him out of town and pelted him with rocks. The ringleaders took off their coats and asked a young man named Saul to watch them.

Acts 23:10

That was fuel on the fire. The quarrel flamed up and became so violent the captain was afraid they would tear Paul apart, limb from limb. He ordered the soldiers to get him out of there and escort him back to the safety of the barracks.

Matthew 27:22

“Then what do I do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?” They all shouted, “Nail him to a cross!”

Matthew 27:24

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere and that a riot was imminent, he took a basin of water and washed his hands in full sight of the crowd, saying, “I’m washing my hands of responsibility for this man’s death. From now on, it’s in your hands. You’re judge and jury.”

Luke 23:4

Pilate told the high priests and the accompanying crowd, “I find nothing wrong here. He seems harmless enough to me.”

Proverbs 16:30

A shifty eye betrays an evil intention; a clenched jaw signals trouble ahead.