King James Version with Apocrypha
"And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain."
— Acts 13:28, King James Version with Apocrypha
“And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.”
“And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain. ”
“Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.”
“Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.”
“And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.”
“And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.”
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
But God raised him from the dead:
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.