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Matthew 27:23

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

And {G1161} the governor {G2232} said {G5346}, Why {G1063}, what {G5101} evil {G2556} hath he done {G4160}? But {G1161} they cried out {G2896} the more {G4057}, saying {G3004}, Let him be crucified {G4717}.

When he asked, "Why? What crime has he committed?" they shouted all the louder, "Put him to death on the stake!"

“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

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

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Cross-References

  • Acts 23:12 (3 votes)

    ¶ And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

  • Acts 23:15 (3 votes)

    Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

  • Genesis 37:18 (3 votes)

    And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

  • Genesis 37:19 (3 votes)

    And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

  • Acts 7:57 (3 votes)

    Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

  • 1 Samuel 19:3 (2 votes)

    And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou [art], and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.

  • 1 Samuel 19:15 (2 votes)

    And Saul sent the messengers [again] to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.