Acts 13:28
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
KJV
καὶ μηδεμίαν αἰτίαν θανάτου εὑρόντες ᾐτήσαντο Πειλᾶτον ἀναιρεθῆναι αὐτόν·
Greek NT
et nullam causam mortis invenientes in eo, petierunt a Pilato ut interficerent eum.
Vulgate
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
ASV
And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.
Douay-Rheims
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Pontius Pilate
In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
noun · 55×
αἰτέω
aiteo
verb · 70×
αἰτία
aitia
noun · 20×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εὑρίσκω
eurisko
verb · 175×
θάνατος
thanatos
noun · 120×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μηδείς
medeis
adjective · 92×
ἀναιρέω
anaireo
verb · 24×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§597The historical complexity of Jesus' trial is apparent in the Gospel accounts. the personal sin of the participants (Judas, the Sanhedrin, Pilate) is known to God alone. Hence we cannot lay responsibility for the trial on the Jews in Jerusalem as a whole, despite the outcry of a manipulated crowd and the global reproaches contained in the apostles' calls to conversion after Pent…
Cross-references
- Acts 5:30 — The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
- 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.
- Luke 23:14 — 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 ac
- Luke 23:21 — But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
- Matt 27:22 — Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.