Acts 13:28 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,

English ASV

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.

English Amplified

And although they could find no cause deserving death with which to charge Him, yet they asked Pilate to have Him executed and put out of the way.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And although they could find no cause deserving death with which to charge Him, yet they asked Pilate to have Him executed and put out of the way.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Though they found no grounds for the death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him killed.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And having found no cause of death [in him], they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.

English EASY 2024

The Jewish leaders could not find any reason to kill Jesus for what he had done. But they continued to say to Pilate, “Your soldiers must kill him.”

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They could not find any real reason why Jesus should die, but they asked Pilate to kill him.

And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

And even though they could find no reason to pass the death sentence on him, they asked Pilate to have him put to death.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Although they couldn't find any good reason to kill him, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed.

English KJV 1611

And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

English LSB

And though they found no ground for death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Though they found in Him no cause worthy of death, yet they asked Pilate to have Him killed.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For even though they found no grounds for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him put to death,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The people and their rulers had no reason at all for sentencing Jesus to death. But they asked Pilate to have him killed.

English NIV

Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

English NKJ 1982

And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be put to death.

English NLT

They found no just cause to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Even though they found no cause for a sentence of death, they asked Pilate to have him killed.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Even though they could come up with no legal grounds for the death sentence, they pleaded with Pilate to have him executed.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Though they could charge him with nothing deserving death, yet they asked Pilate to have him killed.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They found no just cause to execute him, but asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.

English Tyndale 1537

And when they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate to kill him.

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