Acts 13:28

And though they found no cause of death, yet they demanded of Pilate that he should be slain.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

In Context

27For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know him, nor the words of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day, have fulfilled them in condemning him.

29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulcher.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:22Pilate said to them: What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all said to him: Let him be crucified.

Luke 23:4Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no fault in this man.

Luke 23:21But they answered, saying: Crucify, crucify him.

John 19:4Then Pilate came out again, and said to them: Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in him.

Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you delivered up, and whom you rejected in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to release him.

Matthew Henry on Acts 13:15-42

Paul at Antioch in Pisidia. 14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. 16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and… Read the whole commentary →

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