Matthew 27:23

Matthew 27:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
• New International Version (NIV)“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the governor said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

Context of Matthew 27:23

21The governor answered and said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release to you? They said, Barabbas. 22Pilate saith to them, What shall I do then with Jesus who is called Christ? They all say to him, Let him be crucified. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it . 25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

Matthew 27:23 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἔφη· τί γὰρ κακὸν ἐποίησεν; οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἔκραζον λέγοντες· σταυρωθήτω.¶Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• governorἡγεμώνhēgemōn · rulerG2232
• saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• Whyγάρgar · forG1063
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• evilκακόςkakos · evil/harm: evilG2556
• doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• outκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• moreπερισσῶςperissōs · excessivelyG4057
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717

Cross-references for Matthew 27:23

• Genesis 37:18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.
• 1 Samuel 19:3And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will talk with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
• 1 Samuel 20:31For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.
• 1 Samuel 22:14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thy house?
• Matthew 21:38But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
• Acts 7:57Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
• Acts 17:5But the Jews who believed not, moved with envy, took to them certain wicked fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city in an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
• Acts 21:28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further hath brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
• Acts 22:22And they hearkened to him until this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
• Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the barracks.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23What evil hath he done? - Pilate plainly saw that there was nothing laid to his charge for which, consistently with the Roman laws, he could condemn him. But they cried out the more - What strange fury and injustice! They could not answer Pilate's question, What evil hath he done? He had done none, and they knew he had done none; but they are determined on his death.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 27:23

• Barabbas
• Complicity
• Court
• Demagogism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Opinion, Public
• Politics
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

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• Jesus Christ
• Matthew, the Gospel of

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