“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
Parallel translations
- WEB Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!”
- KJV Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
- NKJV Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”
- NASB Pilate *said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all *said, “Crucify Him!”
- NLT Pilate responded, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” They shouted back, “Crucify him!”
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Quick answer
Pilate asks what to do with Jesus, and the crowd cries 'Crucify him!' Their verdict is the cruelest of Roman deaths.
Overview
When Pilate seeks a path forward, the crowd demands crucifixion, the most shameful and agonizing form of execution. Their cry reveals hardened hostility toward the one called Christ. That the sinless Savior should be condemned to a cursed death points ahead to His bearing the curse for sinners as Scripture foretold.
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Cross-references · 12
- John 19:14–15It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
- Isa 53:2–3He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
- Mark 15:12–14So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
- Isa 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
- Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
- Luke 23:20–24Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,
- Ps 22:8–9“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
- Matt 27:17So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
- Matt 1:16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
- Zech 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
- Mark 14:55Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
- Job 31:31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
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