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Berean Standard Bible

““Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!””

Matthew 27:23

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Pilate offers the crowd a choice between Jesus and Barabbas, and the crowd demands Jesus' crucifixion. Pilate asks them a question in response.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

World English Bible (WEB)

But the governor said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, saying, “Let him be crucified!”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el presidente les dijo: Pues ¿qué mal ha hecho? Mas ellos gritaban más, diciendo: Sea crucificado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¿Por qué? —exclamó Pilato asombrado—. ¿Qué delito ha cometido? Pero la multitud, enardecida, no cesaba de gritar: ―¡Crucifícalo!, ¡crucifícalo!

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