The people and their rulers had no reason at all for sentencing Jesus to death. But they asked Pilate to have him killed.

虽然查不出他有当死的罪来，还是求彼拉多杀他；

虽然他们查不出他有该死的罪状，还是要求彼拉多把他杀了。

虽然他们查不出他有该死的罪状，还是要求彼拉多把他杀了。

他们虽然找不到判祂死罪的理由，却强求彼拉多将祂处死。

他们虽然找不出该死的罪状，还是要求彼拉多杀害他。

他们虽然找不到处死他的任何理由，还是求彼拉多杀了他。

雖然查不出他有當死的罪來，還是求彼拉多殺他；

雖然他們查不出他有該死的罪狀，還是要求彼拉多把他殺了。

雖然他們查不出他有該死的罪狀，還是要求彼拉多把他殺了。

他們雖然找不到判祂死罪的理由，卻強求彼拉多將祂處死。

他們雖然找不出該死的罪狀，還是要求彼拉多殺害他。

雖然找不着該死的罪狀，還求彼拉多設法把他殺掉。

他們雖然找不到處死他的任何理由，還是求彼拉多殺了他。

雖未得其當死之辜、竟求彼拉多殺之、

雖末由入以死罪、然求彼拉多殺之、

雖未見其有當死之罪、仍求彼拉多殺之、

雖明知其無可死之由、而竟求比辣多處之以死。

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

And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.

Though they found no grounds for the death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him killed.

And though they found no grounds for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be put to death.

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

Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed.

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

Though they found no basis 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.

“ Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered,“ Crucify him!”“ Why? What wrong has he done?” asked Pilate. But they shouted even louder,“ Crucify him!”Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere. Instead, the crowd was starting to get angry. So he took water and washed his hands in front of them.“ I am not guilty of this man’s death,” he said.“ You are accountable for that!”All the people answered,“ Put the blame for his death on us and our children!”

He said to them,“ You brought me this man. You said he was turning the people against the authorities. I have questioned him in front of you. I have found no basis for your charges against him.Herod hasn’t either. So he sent Jesus back to us. As you can see, Jesus has done nothing that is worthy of death.So I will just have him whipped and let him go.”

“ What is truth?” Pilate replied. Then Pilate went out again to the Jews gathered there. He said,“ I find no basis for any charge against him.

But they kept shouting,“ Crucify him! Crucify him!”Pilate spoke to them for the third time.“ Why?” he asked.“ What wrong has this man done? I have found no reason to have him put to death. So I will just have him whipped and let him go.”But with loud shouts they kept calling for Jesus to be crucified. The people’s shouts won out.So Pilate decided to give them what they wanted.He set free the man they asked for. The man had been thrown in prison for murder and for fighting against the authorities. Pilate handed Jesus over to them so they could carry out their plans.

Once more Pilate came out. He said to the Jews gathered there,“ Look, I am bringing Jesus out to you. I want to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”

Then Pilate spoke to the chief priests and the crowd. He announced,“ I find no basis for a charge against this man.”But they kept it up. They said,“ His teaching stirs up the people all over Judea. He started in Galilee and has come all the way here.”

While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him a message. It said,“ Don’t have anything to do with that man. He is not guilty. I have suffered a great deal in a dream today because of him.”

From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free. But the Jewish leaders kept shouting,“ If you let this man go, you are not Caesar’s friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is against Caesar!”When Pilate heard that, he brought Jesus out. Pilate sat down on the judge’s seat. It was at a place called the Stone Walkway. In the Aramaic language it was called Gabbatha.It was about noon on Preparation Day in Passover Week.“ Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.But they shouted,“ Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”“ Should I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.“ We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.Finally, Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be nailed to a cross. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.

The God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has done this. God has brought glory to Jesus, who serves him. But you handed Jesus over to be killed. Pilate had decided to let him go. But you spoke against Jesus when he was in Pilate’s court.You spoke against the Holy and Blameless One. You asked for a murderer to be set free instead.

“ Crucify him!” the crowd shouted.“ Why? What wrong has he done?” asked Pilate. But they shouted even louder,“ Crucify him!”Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd. So he let Barabbas go free. He ordered that Jesus be whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.