Acts 13:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ μηδεμίαν αἰτίαν θανάτου εὑρόντες, ᾐτήσαντο Πιλάτον ἀναιρεθῆναι αὐτόν.

Transliteration

And mēdemian aitian thanatou heurontes, ētēsanto Pilaton anairethēnai him.

Grammar Details

• *mēdemian*: accusative, feminine, singular - no/not one
• *aitian*: accusative, feminine, singular - cause/reason
• *thanatou*: genitive, masculine, singular - death
• *heurontes*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having found
• *ētēsanto*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person plural - they asked for themselves
• *Pilaton*: accusative, masculine, singular - proper name
• *anairethēnai*: aorist, passive, infinitive - to be put to death

Word Meanings

• *mēdemian*: not one/none/no
• *aitian*: cause/reason/charge/ground
• *thanatou*: of death/worthy of death
• *heurontes*: having found/having discovered
• *ētēsanto*: they asked/they requested/they demanded
• *anairethēnai*: to be put to death/to be executed/to be slain

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And though they found no cause of death in him, yet they asked Pilate that he should be killed.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} though they found{G2147} no{G3367} cause{G156} of death{G2288} [in him], yet asked they{G154} of Pilate{G4091} that he{G846} should be slain.{G337}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} though they found{G2147}{(G5631)} no{G3367} cause{G156} of death{G2288} in him, yet desired they{G154}{(G5668)} Pilate{G4091} that he{G846} should be slain{G337}{(G5683)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when they founde no cause of deeth in him yet desyred they Pylate to kyll him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And though they founde no cause of death in him, yet desyred they Pilate to kyll him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate to kill him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And though they founde no cause of death in hym, yet desired they Pilate to kyll hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And though they found no cause of death `in him', yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 27:22-25 : 22 Pilate said to them, 'Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?' They all said, 'Let Him be crucified!' 23 But he said, 'Why? What evil has He done?' Yet they kept shouting all the more, 'Let Him be crucified!' 24 When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.' 25 And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'
• Mark 15:13-15 : 13 They shouted back, 'Crucify Him!' 14 Pilate asked them, 'Why? What wrong has He done?' But they shouted all the more, 'Crucify Him!' 15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. After having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
• Luke 23:4-5 : 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, 'I find no guilt in this man.' 5 But they insisted, 'He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning in Galilee and coming all the way here.'
• Luke 23:14-16 : 14 and said to them, 'You brought this man to me as one who is misleading the people. Now look, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no basis for your charges against Him. 15 No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. Look, He has done nothing deserving death. 16 Therefore, I will punish Him and then release Him.
• Luke 23:21-25 : 21 But they kept shouting, 'Crucify Him! Crucify Him!' 22 For the third time he asked them, 'Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no reason for a death sentence. Therefore, I will punish Him and release Him.' 23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand. 25 He released the one they asked for, who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed Jesus over to their will.
• John 18:38 : 38 'What is truth?' Pilate asked. After he said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, 'I find no basis for a charge against him.'
• John 19:4 : 4 Pilate went outside again and said to them, "Look, I am bringing him out to you so that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him."
• John 19:12-16 : 12 Because of this, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jews kept shouting, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar." 13 So Pilate, when he heard this statement, brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, which in Aramaic is called Gabbatha. 14 It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Here is your king!" 15 But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." 16 So then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
• Acts 3:13-14 : 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release Him. 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
• Matt 27:19 : 19 While he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him, saying, 'Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered greatly today in a dream because of Him.'