Matthew 27:22

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Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

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  • John 19:14-15 : 14 (It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King! 15 Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.
  • Acts 13:38 : 38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you:
  • Job 31:31 : 31 If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?
  • Ps 22:8-9 : 8 He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him. 9 But it was you who took care of me from the day of my birth: you gave me faith even from my mother's breasts.
  • Isa 49:7 : 7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
  • Isa 53:2-3 : 2 For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure; 3 Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 And in one month I put an end to the three keepers of the flock; for my soul was tired of them, and their souls were disgusted with me.
  • Matt 1:16 : 16 And the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.
  • Matt 27:17 : 17 So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?
  • Mark 14:55 : 55 Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any.
  • Mark 15:12-14 : 12 And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews? 13 And they said again loudly, To the cross with him! 14 And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!
  • Luke 23:20-24 : 20 And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free. 21 But crying out they said, To the cross with him! 22 And he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will give him punishment and let him go. 23 But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way. 24 And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

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  • Matt 27:23-26
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    23And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

    24So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

    25And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

    26Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • Mark 15:12-15
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    12And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

    13And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

    14And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

    15And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.

  • Luke 23:20-25
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    20And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free.

    21But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

    22And he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will give him punishment and let him go.

    23But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

    24And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

    25And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure.

  • Matt 27:15-17
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    15Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.

    16And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.

    17So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?

  • Matt 27:20-21
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    20Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

    21But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.

  • Mark 15:8-9
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    8And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.

    9And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

  • John 19:5-6
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    5Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!

    6So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.

  • John 19:14-16
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    14(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!

    15Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.

    16So then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away;

  • John 18:29-33
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    29So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?

    30They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

    31Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

    32(That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)

    33Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

  • John 18:38-40
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    38Pilate said to him, True? what is true? Having said this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, I see no wrong in him.

    39But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

    40Then again they gave a loud cry, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was an outlaw.

  • Matt 27:2
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    2And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.

  • John 18:35
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    35Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

  • Mark 15:2
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    2And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

  • Luke 23:18
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    18But with loud voices they said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free.

  • John 19:21-22
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    21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

    22But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed.

  • Luke 23:3
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    3And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

  • Matt 27:11
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    11And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

  • Luke 24:20
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    20And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • Matt 26:66
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    66What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.

  • Matt 27:37
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    37And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Luke 23:1
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    1And they all went and took him before Pilate.

  • John 19:19
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    19And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Matt 27:13
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    13Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?

  • John 19:10
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    10Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?

  • Mark 15:4
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    4And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.