Acts 13:28

Even though they found no good cause for death in him, they asked Pilate to kill him.

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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 they who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, did not recognize him, and they fulfilled sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.

29When they had completed all the things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:22Pilate said to them, “What should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all answered, “Crucify him.”

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

Luke 23:21But they shouted, saying, “Crucify him, crucify him.”

John 19:4Then Pilate went outside again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him outside to you so that you will know that I find no guilt in him.”

Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. He is the one whom you delivered up and rejected before the face of Pilate, when he had decided 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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