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.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- δὲ — SBLGNT
- δὲ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ἡγεμὼν — Robinson-Pierpont
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?