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Matthew 27:23

Justice

21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

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

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

24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

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BSB
“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
KJV
And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
WEB
But the governor said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, saying, “Let him be crucified!”
ASV
And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.
DARBY
And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified.
BLB
And he said, “For what evil did He commit?” And they kept crying out all the more, saying, “Let [Him] be crucified!”
ÅB
Han sa da: «Hva ondt har han da gjort?» Men de ropte enda sterkere: «La ham korsfeste!»
OTB
"Hvorfor, hva ondt har Han gjort?" spurte Pilatus. Men de ropte enda høyere: "Korsfest Ham!"
B1930
Han sa da: Hvad ondt har han da gjort? Men de ropte enda sterkere: La ham korsfeste!

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Cross references

  • Genesis 37:18–19

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

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  • Acts 7:57

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

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  • Acts 23:12–15

    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.

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  • Acts 22:22–23

    And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

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  • Acts 17:5–7

    But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

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  • Acts 23:10

    And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:31–33

    For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.

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  • 1 Samuel 19:3–15

    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.

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