So Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!”
Matthew 27:23 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Then the governor said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they cried out all the more, “Let him be crucified!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified. Common English Bible But he said, “Why? What wrong has he done?” They shouted even louder, “Crucify him!” Catholic Public Domain Version 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 The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified. |
So Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!”
When Pilate saw that he was achieving nothing and that a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man. See to it yourselves.”
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no fault in this man.”
Even though they found no grounds for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him killed.
When the dissension grew violent, the commander, exercising caution lest Paul be torn to pieces by them, ordered the troops to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
But they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.