Acts 13:28

And while they found no ground for his death, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 inhabitants of Jerusalem and their chiefs, did not apprehend it; neither did they apprehend also the writings of the prophets, which are read every sabbath; but they condemned him, and fulfilled all the things written.

29And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the cross, and laid him in a sepulchre.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:22Pilate said to them: And what shall I do to Jesus who is called Messiah? They all replied: Let him be crucified.

Luke 23:4And Pilate said to the chief priests and the company: I find no crime upon this man.

Luke 23:21But they cried out, and said: Crucify him; crucify him.

John 19:4And Pilate went out again, and said to them: Lo, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find against him no offence whatever.

Acts 3:13The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he would have justified him and set him free.

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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