Luke 23:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,”
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BSBPD
“Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Pilate again then--wishing to release Jesus--called to them,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 23:20 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 14:8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
- Matthew 27:19While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
- Mark 15:15And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- John 19:12From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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