The Bible › American Standard Version › Acts 13
Acts 13:28
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
Acts 13:28 · American Standard Version
Acts 13:28 in other translations
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.
In context
25 And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.
26 Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth.
27 For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
29 And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
30 But God raised him from the dead:
31 and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.
Read Acts 13 in the app The whole chapter