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Acts 13:28

And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Antioch;   Jesus Continued;   Law;   Minister, Christian;   Paul;   Persecution;   Pilate, Pontius;   Preaching;   Synagogue;   Zeal, Religious;   Scofield Reference Index - Law of Moses;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Missions, World-Wide;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Acts, book of;   Galatians, letter to the;   Gospel;   Mission;   Paul;   Timothy;   Witness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Time;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gospels;   Pisidia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Fulfill;   Preaching in the Bible;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bible;   Canon of the New Testament;   Galatians, Epistle to the;   Messiah;   Paul the Apostle;   Preaching;   Promise;   Stephen;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Acts of the Apostles (2);   Annunciation, the ;   Galatia ;   Galatians Epistle to the;   Inspiration and Revelation;   Pilate Pontius;   Trial of Jesus;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Iconium;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Antioch;   Synagogue;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronology of the New Testament;   Pilate, Pontius;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 14;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
But this had to happen to fulfill all the things in the Good Book that had been predicted.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.
Legacy Standard Bible
And though they found no ground for death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.
Bible in Basic English
And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.
Darby Translation
And having found no cause of death [in him], they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.
New King James Version
And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be put to death.
Christian Standard Bible®
Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed.
World English Bible
Though they found no cause of death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate, that he might be put to death.
Weymouth's New Testament
Without having found Him guilty of any capital offence they urged Pilate to have Him put to death;
King James Version (1611)
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slaine.
Literal Translation
And finding not one cause of death, they asked Pilate to do away with Him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And though they founde no cause of death in him, yet desyred they Pilate to kyll him.
Mace New Testament (1729)
although they could not convict him of any thing capital, yet they demanded of Pilate, that he should be put to death.
Amplified Bible
"And though they found no cause or charge deserving death, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
American Standard Version
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
Revised Standard Version
Though they could charge him with nothing deserving death, yet they asked Pilate to have him killed.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when they founde no cause of deeth in him yet desyred they Pylate to kyll him.
Update Bible Version
And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet they asked of Pilate that he should be slain.
Webster's Bible Translation
And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet they desired Pilate that he should be put to death.
Young's Literal Translation
and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,
New Century Version
They could not find any real reason for Jesus to be put to death, but they asked Pilate to have him killed.
New English Translation
Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
Contemporary English Version
They did exactly what the Scriptures said they would. Even though they couldn't find any reason to put Jesus to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed. After Jesus had been put to death, he was taken down from the cross and placed in a tomb.
Complete Jewish Bible
They could not find any legitimate ground for a death sentence; nevertheless they asked Pilate to have him executed;
English Standard Version
And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate to kill him.
George Lamsa Translation
And though they found no cause for his death, they asked Pilate that they might kill him.
Hebrew Names Version
Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
International Standard Version
Although they found no reason to sentence him to death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.Matthew 27:22; Mark 15:13-14; Luke 23:21-22; John 19:6,15; Acts 3:13;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And while they found not any cause of death, they requested Pilatos that they might kill him.
Murdock Translation
And while they found no ground for [fn] death, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.
New Living Translation
They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.
New Life Bible
They could find no reason that He should die, but they asked Pilate to have Him killed.
English Revised Version
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
New Revised Standard
Even though they found no cause for a sentence of death, they asked Pilate to have him killed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, though no single cause of death they found, yet claimed they of Pilate that he should be slain.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.
King James Version
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
Lexham English Bible
And although they found no charge worthy of death, they asked Pilate that he be executed.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And though they founde no cause of death in hym, yet desired they Pilate to kyll hym.
Easy-to-Read Version
They could not find any real reason why Jesus should die, but they asked Pilate to kill him.
New American Standard Bible
"And though they found no grounds for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.
Good News Translation
And even though they could find no reason to pass the death sentence on him, they asked Pilate to have him put to death.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thei founden in hym no cause of deth, and axiden of Pilat, that thei schulden sle hym.

Contextual Overview

14And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down. 15After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: "Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak." 16Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: "Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me! 17The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land. 18He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness. 19And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. 20All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin. 22After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.' 23From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Acts 3:13, Acts 3:14, Matthew 27:19, Matthew 27:22-25, Mark 15:13-15, Luke 23:4, Luke 23:5, Luke 23:14-16, Luke 23:21-25, John 18:38, John 19:4, John 19:12-16

Reciprocal: Matthew 26:66 - He Matthew 27:4 - the innocent Mark 12:7 - This Luke 22:22 - truly Acts 5:30 - ye slew James 5:6 - have

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And though they found no cause of death in him,.... That is, no crime that deserved death; they sought for such, but could find none; they suborned false witnesses, who brought charges against him, but could not support them; wherefore Pilate, his judge, several times declared his innocence, and would have discharged him:

yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain; they were urgent and importunate with him, that he would order him to be put to death; the power of life and death being then in the hands of the Romans; the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, "that they might slay him"; and the Arabic version, "that he might slay him"; and the Ethiopic version renders the whole quite contrary to the sense, "and they gave power to Pilate to hang him"; whereas the power of putting him to death was in Pilate, and not in them: and therefore they were pressing upon him, that he would order his execution, notwithstanding his innocence.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And though they found ... - They found no crime which deserved death. This is conclusively shown by the trial itself. After all their efforts; after the treason of Judas; after their employing false witnesses; still no crime was laid to his charge. The Sanhedrin condemned him for blasphemy; and yet they knew that they could not substantiate the charge before Pilate, and they therefore endeavored to procure his condemnation on the ground of sedition. Compare Luke 22:70-71, with Luke 23:1-2.

Yet desired they Pilate ... - Matthew 27:1-2; Luke 23:4-5.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 13:28. They found no cause of death in him — No reason why he should be condemned. Though they accused him of several things, yet they could not substantiate the most trifling charge against him; and yet, in opposition to all justice and equity, desired Pilate to put him to death! This points their perfidy in the strongest light.


 
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