Matthew 27:22

Matthew 27:22 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"
• New King James Version (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!”

Context of Matthew 27:22

20But the leaders of the priests and the important Jews talked to the crowds of people. They said, ‘You must ask Pilate to let Barabbas go free. Then he must tell the soldiers to kill Jesus.’ 21Pilate asked the people again, ‘Which of these two men should go free?’ The people answered, ‘Barabbas.’ Then 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!’ 23So Pilate said, ‘Why should I kill him? What bad things has he done?’ But the people shouted even louder, ‘Kill him on a cross!’ 24Then Pilate knew that he could not do anything to make them quiet. He thought that the people would start to fight his soldiers. So he took a dish of water and he washed his hands in front of the people. He said, ‘It is not because of me that this man will die. You are the people who have caused it to happen.’

Matthew 27:22 word by word

λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος· τί οὖν ποιήσω Ἰησοῦν τὸν λεγόμενον χριστόν; λέγουσιν πάντες· σταυρωθήτω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Pilateὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• shall I doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• with JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• Let him be crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717

Cross-references for Matthew 27:22

• Matthew 27:17When the crowd came together at Pilate's house, Pilate asked them, ‘Who do you want me to let go free? Should Barabbas go free? Or should it be Jesus, who is called the Messiah?’
• Job 31:31None of the people who work in my house have ever said, “Job has not welcomed strangers into his house. He has not shared his food with them.”
• Psalms 22:8They say, ‘He should trust in the Lord! The Lord should save him. If the Lord is really happy with him, the Lord should rescue him.’
• Isaiah 49:7The Lord is Israel's Redeemer, their Holy God. Nations refuse to accept his servant. Their people hate him and their rulers have made him their slave. The Lord says to his servant, ‘Kings will see you and they will rise up to respect you. Princes will bend down low in front of you. They will see that the Lord is faithful. He is Israel's Holy God, who has chosen you to serve him.’
• Isaiah 53:2God's servant grew up in front of him, like a young, green plant, with its roots in dry ground. He was not handsome. He did not seem like a great king. We did not see him as a special person. There was nothing to see that would make us want to be with him.
• Zechariah 11:8In one month, I sent away three shepherds. They did not like me and I was not patient with them.
• Mark 14:55The leaders of the priests and all the Jewish leaders wanted to punish Jesus with death. So they tried to find some people who would say things against Jesus. But they did not find anyone who could help them.
• Mark 15:12Pilate asked the crowd again, ‘So what should I do to Jesus? He is the man that you call “the king of the Jews”.’
• Luke 23:20But Pilate still wanted to let Jesus go. So he spoke to the crowd again.
• John 19:14It was about noon on the day when they prepared the Passover meal. Pilate said to the Jews, ‘Here is your king!’
• Acts 13:38My friends, I want all of you to know this. God forgives us for the bad things that we have done. He does this because of what Jesus did. That is my message to you.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22What shall I do then with Jesus? - Showing, hereby, that it was his wish to release him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 See also the parallel places in Mark 15:6-14; Luke 23:17-23; John 18:39-40. Matthew 27:15 At that feast - The feast of the Passover. The governor was wont to release … - that is, was “accustomed” to release. From what this custom arose, or by whom it was introduced, is not known. It was probably adopted to secure popularity among the Jews, and to render the government of the Romans less odious. Any little indulgence granted to the Jews during…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-25Verses 11-25 Having no malice against Jesus, Pilate urged him to clear himself, and laboured to get him discharged. The message from his wife was a warning. God has many ways of giving checks to sinners, in their sinful pursuits, and it is a great mercy to have such checks from Providence, from faithful friends, and from our own consciences. O do not this abominable thing which the Lord hates! is what we may hear said to us, when we are entering into…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-26The Roman trial included an initial hearing before Pilatee (Matthew 27:11–14), then one before Herod Antipas (Luke 23:6–16), and a second hearing with Pilate (Matthew 27:15–26).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:22

• Barabbas
• Complicity
• Court
• Demagogism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jesus
• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Accusation
• Barabbas
• Notable
• Plat

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• 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
• 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