Matthew 27:23 "Why? What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!"

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New International Version
"Why? What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!"

English Standard Version
And he said, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”

New American Standard Bible
And he said, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they kept shouting all the more, saying, "Crucify Him!"

King James Bible
And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he said, "Why? What has He done wrong?" But they kept shouting, "Crucify Him!" all the more.

International Standard Version
He asked, "What has he done wrong?" But they kept shouting louder and louder, "Let him be crucified!"

American Standard Version
And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.

Darby Bible Translation
And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified.

Young's Literal Translation
And the governor said, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, 'Let be crucified.'

Cross References

1 Samuel 20:32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why shall he be slain? what has he done?

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

Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see you to it.

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

Acts 13:28
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

27:11-25 Having no malice against Jesus, Pilate urged him to clear himself, and laboured to get him discharged. The message from his wife was a warning. God has many ways of giving checks to sinners, in their sinful pursuits, and it is a great mercy to have such checks from Providence, from faithful friends, and from our own consciences. O do not this abominable thing which the Lord hates! is what we may hear said to us, when we are entering into temptation, if we will but regard it. Being overruled by the priests, the people made choice of Barabbas. Multitudes who choose the world, rather than God, for their ruler and portion, thus choose their own delusions. The Jews were so bent upon the death of Christ, that Pilate thought it would be dangerous to refuse. And this struggle shows the power of conscience even on the worst men. Yet all was so ordered to make it evident that Christ suffered for no fault of his own, but for the sins of his people. How vain for Pilate to expect to free himself from the guilt of the innocent blood of a righteous person, whom he was by his office bound to protect! The Jews' curse upon themselves has been awfully answered in the sufferings of their nation. None could bear the sin of others, except Him that had no sin of his own to answer for. And are we not all concerned? Is not Barabbas preferred to Jesus, when sinners reject salvation that they may retain their darling sins, which rob God of his glory, and murder their souls? The blood of Christ is now upon us for good, through mercy, by the Jews' rejection of it. O let us flee to it for refuge!

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Mt 27:11-26. Jesus Again before Pilate—He Seeks to Release Him but at Length Delivers Him to Be Crucified. ( = Mr 15:1-15; Lu 23:1-25; Joh 18:28-40).

For the exposition, see on [1372]Lu 23:1-25; [1373]Joh 18:28-40.