Acts 13:28 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

²⁸ They found no ground at all for putting him to death, and yet demanded his execution from Pilate;

¹⁹ While he was still on the Bench, his wife sent this message to him--"Do not have anything to do with that good man, for I have been very unhappy to-day in a dream on account of him."

²² "What then," Pilate asked, "shall I do with Jesus who is called 'Christ'?" "Let him be crucified," they all replied. ²³ "Why, what harm has he done?" he asked. But they kept shouting furiously: "Let him be crucified!" ²⁴ When Pilate saw that his efforts were unavailing, but that, on the contrary, a riot was beginning, he took some water, and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying as he did so: "I am not answerable for this bloodshed; you must see to it yourselves." ²⁵ And all the people answered: "His blood be on our heads and on our children's!"

¹³ Again they shouted: "Crucify him!" ¹⁴ "Why, what harm has he done?" Pilate kept saying to them. But they shouted furiously: "Crucify him!" ¹⁵ And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and, after scourging Jesus, gave him up to be crucified.

⁴ But Pilate, turning to the Chief Priests and the people, said: "I do not see anything to find fault with in this man." ⁵ But they insisted: "He is stirring up the people by his teaching all through Judea; he began with Galilee and has now come here."

¹⁴ And said to them: "You brought this man before me charged with misleading the people; and yet, for my part, though I examined him before you, I did not find this man to blame for any of the things of which you accuse him; ¹⁵ Nor did Herod either; for he has sent him back to us. And, as a fact, he has not done anything deserving death; ¹⁶ So I shall have him scourged, and then release him."

²¹ But they kept calling out: "Crucify, crucify him!" ²² "Why, what harm has this man done?" Pilate said to them for the third time. "I have found nothing in him for which he could be condemned to death. So I will have him scourged, and then release him." ²³ But they persisted in loudly demanding his crucifixion; and their clamor gained the day. ²⁴ Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. ²⁵ He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, as they demanded, and gave Jesus up to be dealt with as they pleased.

³⁸ "What is Truth?" exclaimed Pilate. After saying this, he went out to the Jews again, and said: "For my part, I find nothing with which he can be charged.

⁴ Pilate again came outside, and said to the people: "Look! I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find nothing with which he can be charged."

¹² This made Pilate anxious to release him; but the Jews shouted: "If you release that man, you are no friend of the Emperor! Any one who makes himself out to be a King is setting himself against the Emperor!" ¹³ On hearing what they said, Pilate brought Jesus out, and took his seat upon the Bench at a place called 'The Stone Pavement'--in Hebrew 'Gabbatha.' ¹⁴ It was the Passover Preparation Day, and about noon. Then he said to the Jews: "Here is your King!" ¹⁵ At that the people shouted: "Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!" "What! shall I crucify your King?" exclaimed Pilate. "We have no King but the Emperor," replied the Chief Priests; ¹⁶ Whereupon Pilate gave Jesus up to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus;

¹³ The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has done honor to his Servant Jesus--him whom you gave up and disowned before Pilate, when he had decided to set him free. ¹⁴ You, I say, disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for the release of a murderer!