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Acts 13:28

Pontius

26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

30 But God raised him from the dead:

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BSB
And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
KJV
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
WEB
Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
ASV
And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
DARBY
And having found no cause of death [in him], they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.
BLB
And having found no cause of death, they begged Pilate to put Him to death.
ÅB
og enda de ikke fant noen dødsskyld hos ham, ba de Pilatus at han måtte bli slått ihjel.
OTB
Selv om de ikke fant noen grunn til en dødsdom, ba de Pilatus om å få Ham henrettet.
B1930
og enda de ikke fant nogen dødsskyld hos ham, bad de Pilatus at han måtte bli slått ihjel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Luke 23:21–25

    But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

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  • Matthew 27:22–25

    Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

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  • John 19:4

    Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

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  • Luke 23:14–16

    Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

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  • John 18:38

    Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

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  • Acts 3:13–14

    The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

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  • Matthew 27:19

    When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

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  • Luke 23:4–5

    Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

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