KJV King James Version
And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let [him] go.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 23:22
And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let [him] go.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
WEB World English Bible
He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he a third time said unto them, ‘Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release him.’
Surrounding context — Luke 23
19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
21 But they cried, saying, Crucify [him], crucify him.
22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let [him] go.
23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenτρίτονG5154 · tritosthirdεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτούς·G846 · autosit/s/heτίG5101 · tiswhich?γὰρG1063 · garforκακὸνG2556 · kakosevil/harm: evilἐποίησενG4160 · poieōto do/make: doοὗτος;G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itοὐδὲνG3762 · oudeisnoneαἴτιονG159 · aitioscauserθανάτουG2288 · thanatosdeathεὗρονG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῷ.G846 · autosit/s/heπαιδεύσαςG3811 · paideuōto instructοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἀπολύσω.G630 · apoluōto release: release
Cross-references
Luke 23:14Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined [him] before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:Luke 23:16I will therefore chastise him, and release [him].1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:Luke 23:20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
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