World English Bible
Matthew 27:23
“But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!”
Verse in context — Matthew 27
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But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!
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Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!
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But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!
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So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.
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All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!
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