Luke 23:21

Luke 23:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
• New International Version (NIV)But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

Context of Luke 23:21

19Barabbas had fought against the Roman rulers in Jerusalem. He had also killed somebody. That is why the rulers had put him in prison. 20But Pilate still wanted to let Jesus go. So he spoke to the crowd again. But they continued to shout. They were shouting, ‘Kill him on a cross, kill him on a cross.’ 22Pilate asked them the same question for the third time. ‘Why should I kill him? What wrong things has he done? You want me to say that he should die. But I have not found anything wrong that would cause me to say that. So I will punish him. I will command my soldiers to hit him with a whip. Then I will let him go.’ 23But they continued to shout at Pilate, ‘Kill him on a cross.’ They continued to shout very much. So, in the end,

Luke 23:21 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἐπεφώνουν λέγοντες· σταύρου σταύρου αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• they criedἐπιφωνέωepiphōneō · to shoutG2019
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Crucifyσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 23:21

• Luke 23:23But they continued to shout at Pilate, ‘Kill him on a cross.’ They continued to shout very much. So, in the end,
• Matthew 27:22Then Pilate asked the people, ‘So what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?’ The people all shouted, ‘Take him and kill him on a cross!’
• Mark 15:13The people shouted back to Pilate: ‘Kill him on a cross!’
• John 19:15But they shouted, ‘Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a cross!’ Pilate asked them, ‘Do you want me to kill your king on a cross?’ The leaders of the priests answered, ‘Caesar is the only ruler that we call king.’

Commentaries on Luke 23:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 See the notes at Matthew 27:20-23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-25Verses 13-25 The fear of man brings many into this snare, that they will do an unjust thing, against their consciences, rather than get into trouble. Pilate declares Jesus innocent, and has a mind to release him; yet, to please the people, he would punish him as an evil-doer. If no fault be found in him, why chastise him? Pilate yielded at length; he had not courage to go against so strong a stream. He delivered Jesus to their will, to be crucified.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:21

• Barabbas
• Complicity
• Demagogism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Opinion, Public
• Politics
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription
• Cry, Crying
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Luke 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings