Bible verse
And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
Acts 13:28 · BSB
The verses around it, from Acts 13.
24 Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But He is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’
26 Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
28 And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
29 When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
30 But God raised Him from the dead,
31 and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
32 And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
KJV
And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
ASV
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
ERV
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
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