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Matthew 27:23

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

KJV

ὁ δὲ ἔφη· τί γὰρ κακὸν ἐποίησεν; οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἔκραζον λέγοντες· σταυρωθήτω.

Greek NT

Dicunt omnes : Crucifigatur. Ait illis præses : Quid enim mali fecit ? At illi magis clamabant dicentes : Crucifigatur.

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
κακός
kakos
adjective · 50×
κράζω
krazo
verb · 55×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
περισσῶς
perissos
adverb · 5×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
σταυρόω
stauroo
verb · 46×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
φημί
phemi
verb · 68×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ | RP: + ἡγεμὼν
  • δὲSBLGNT
  • δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ἡγεμὼνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 2:22 — Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
  • 1Sam 20:32 — And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
  • Acts 7:57 — Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
  • Acts 23:12 — 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.
  • Gen 37:18 — And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
  • John 18:29 — Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?