Luke 23:23
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But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

Luke 23:5 But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.

Psalm 22:12,13 Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me. . . .

Psalm 57:4 And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Zechariah 11:8 And I cut off three shepherds in one month, and my soul was straitened in their regard: for their soul also varied in my regard.

Context
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
22And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore and let him go. 23But they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.…
Cross References
Mark 14:31
But he spoke the more vehemently: Although I should die together with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all.

Luke 23:22
And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore and let him go.

Luke 23:24
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

they were insistent,
ἐπέκειντο (epekeinto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1945: From epi and keimai; to rest upon.

demanding
αἰτούμενοι (aitoumenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

with loud voices
φωναῖς (phōnais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 5456: Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.

for [Jesus]
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

to be crucified.
σταυρωθῆναι (staurōthēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's Greek 4717: From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

clamor
φωναὶ (phōnai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 5456: Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.

prevailed.
κατίσχυον (katischyon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2729: To prevail against, overpower, get the upper hand. From kata and ischuo; to overpower.


Additional Translations
But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

But they were urgent, asking with loud voices for Him to be crucified. And their voices were prevailing.

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

But they were urgent with loud voices, begging that he might be crucified. And their voices [and those of the chief priests] prevailed.

But they were instant with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified: and the voices of them, and of the chief priests prevailed.

But they urgently insisted, demanding with frantic outcries that He should be crucified; and their clamour prevailed.

But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.

And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,
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