Luke 23:21

THE MESSAGE

But they kept shouting back, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
but they kept shouting, “Crucify! Crucify him!”

King James Version (1611)
But they cried, saying, Crucifie him, crucifie him.

King James Version
But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

English Standard Version
but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!"

New American Standard Bible
but they kept on crying out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"

New Century Version
But they shouted again, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

Amplified Bible
but they kept shouting out, "Crucify, crucify Him!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
but they kept on calling out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"

Legacy Standard Bible
but they kept on calling out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"

Berean Standard Bible
but they kept shouting, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"

Contemporary English Version
But they kept shouting, "Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!"

Complete Jewish Bible
But they yelled, "Put him to death on the stake! Put him to death on the stake!"

Darby Translation
But they cried out in reply saying, Crucify, crucify him.

Easy-to-Read Version
But they shouted again, "Kill him! Kill him on a cross!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
But they cried, saying, Crucifie, crucifie him.

George Lamsa Translation
But they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

Good News Translation
But they shouted back, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

Lexham English Bible
but they kept crying out, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

Literal Translation
But they shouted, saying, Crucify! Crucify Him!

American Standard Version
but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

Bible in Basic English
But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

Hebrew Names Version
but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

International Standard Version
but they continued to shout, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

Etheridge Translation
But they cried out, saying, Crucify him ! Crucify him !

Murdock Translation
But they cried out, and said: Crucify him; crucify him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But they cryed, saying: Crucifie hym, crucifie hym.

English Revised Version
but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

World English Bible
but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But they cried, saying, Crucify, crucify him. He said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done?

Weymouth's New Testament
They, however, persistently shouted, "Crucify, crucify him!"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei vndurcrieden, and seiden, Crucifie, crucifie hym.

Update Bible Version
but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

Webster's Bible Translation
But they cried, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

New English Translation
But they kept on shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!"

New King James Version
But they shouted, saying, "Crucify Him, crucify Him!"

New Living Translation
But they kept shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

New Life Bible
But they cried out, "Nail Him to a cross! Nail Him to a cross!"

New Revised Standard
but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, they, called out in return, saying - Crucify! crucify him!

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, Crucify him.

Revised Standard Version
but they shouted out, "Crucify, crucify him!"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they cryed sayinge: Crucify him Crucify him

Young's Literal Translation
but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, crucify him.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But they cried, and sayde: Crucifye him, Crucifye him.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but they cry'd out, crucify him, crucify him.

Simplified Cowboy Version
But the kept yelling, "String him up! String him up!"

Contextual Overview

¹³Then Pilate called in the high priests, rulers, and the others and said, "You brought this man to me as a disturber of the peace. I examined him in front of all of you and found there was nothing to your charge. And neither did Herod, for he has sent him back here with a clean bill of health. It's clear that he's done nothing wrong, let alone anything deserving death. I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go." At that, the crowd went wild: "Kill him! Give us Barabbas!" (Barabbas had been thrown in prison for starting a riot in the city and for murder.) Pilate still wanted to let Jesus go, and so spoke out again. But they kept shouting back, "Crucify! Crucify him!" He tried a third time. "But for what crime? I've found nothing in him deserving death. I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go." But they kept at it, a shouting mob, demanding that he be crucified. And finally they shouted him down. Pilate caved in and gave them what they wanted. He released the man thrown in prison for rioting and murder, and gave them Jesus to do whatever they wanted. As they led him off, they made Simon, a man from Cyrene who happened to be coming in from the countryside, carry the cross behind Jesus. A huge crowd of people followed, along with women weeping and carrying on. At one point Jesus turned to the women and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children. The time is coming when they'll say, ‘Lucky the women who never conceived! Lucky the wombs that never gave birth! Lucky the breasts that never gave milk!' Then they'll start calling to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us!' calling to the hills, ‘Cover us up!' If people do these things to a live, green tree, can you imagine what they'll do with deadwood?" Two others, both criminals, were taken along with him for execution. When they got to the place called Skull Hill, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them; they don't know what they're doing." Dividing up his clothes, they threw dice for them. The people stood there staring at Jesus, and the ringleaders made faces, taunting, "He saved others. Let's see him save himself! The Messiah of God—ha! The Chosen—ha!" The soldiers also came up and poked fun at him, making a game of it. They toasted him with sour wine: "So you're King of the Jews! Save yourself!" Printed over him was a sign: this is the king of the jews . One of the criminals hanging alongside cursed him: "Some Messiah you are! Save yourself! Save us!" But the other one made him shut up: "Have you no fear of God? You're getting the same as him. We deserve this, but not him—he did nothing to deserve this." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you enter your kingdom." He said, "Don't worry, I will. Today you will join me in paradise." By now it was noon. The whole earth became dark, the darkness lasting three hours—a total blackout. The Temple curtain split right down the middle. Jesus called loudly, "Father, I place my life in your hands!" Then he breathed his last. When the captain there saw what happened, he honored God: "This man was innocent! A good man, and innocent!" All who had come around as spectators to watch the show, when they saw what actually happened, were overcome with grief and headed home. Those who knew Jesus well, along with the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a respectful distance and kept vigil. There was a man by the name of Joseph, a member of the Jewish High Council, a man of good heart and good character. He had not gone along with the plans and actions of the council. His hometown was the Jewish village of Arimathea. He lived in alert expectation of the kingdom of God. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Taking him down, he wrapped him in a linen shroud and placed him in a tomb chiseled into the rock, a tomb never yet used. It was the day before Sabbath, the Sabbath just about to begin. The women who had been companions of Jesus from Galilee followed along. They saw the tomb where Jesus' body was placed. Then they went back to prepare burial spices and perfumes. They rested quietly on the Sabbath, as commanded. ¹⁷Pilate Then they all took Jesus to Pilate and began to bring up charges against him. They said, "We found this man undermining our law and order, forbidding taxes to be paid to Caesar, setting himself up as Messiah-King." Pilate asked him, "Is this true that you're ‘King of the Jews'?" "Those are your words, not mine," Jesus replied. Pilate told the high priests and the accompanying crowd, "I find nothing wrong here. He seems harmless enough to me." But they were vehement. "He's stirring up unrest among the people with his teaching, disturbing the peace everywhere, starting in Galilee and now all through Judea. He's a dangerous man, endangering the peace." When Pilate heard that, he asked, "So, he's a Galilean?" Realizing that he properly came under Herod's jurisdiction, he passed the buck to Herod, who just happened to be in Jerusalem for a few days. Herod was delighted when Jesus showed up. He had wanted for a long time to see him, he'd heard so much about him. He hoped to see him do something spectacular. He peppered him with questions. Jesus didn't answer—not one word. But the high priests and religion scholars were right there, saying their piece, strident and shrill in their accusations. Mightily offended, Herod turned on Jesus. His soldiers joined in, taunting and jeering. Then they dressed him up in an elaborate king costume and sent him back to Pilate. That day Herod and Pilate became thick as thieves. Always before they had kept their distance. Then Pilate called in the high priests, rulers, and the others and said, "You brought this man to me as a disturber of the peace. I examined him in front of all of you and found there was nothing to your charge. And neither did Herod, for he has sent him back here with a clean bill of health. It's clear that he's done nothing wrong, let alone anything deserving death. I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go." ¹⁸At that, the crowd went wild: "Kill him! Give us Barabbas!" (Barabbas had been thrown in prison for starting a riot in the city and for murder.) Pilate still wanted to let Jesus go, and so spoke out again. ²¹ But they kept shouting back, "Crucify! Crucify him!" ²² He tried a third time. "But for what crime? I've found nothing in him deserving death. I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go." ²³But they kept at it, a shouting mob, demanding that he be crucified. And finally they shouted him down. Pilate caved in and gave them what they wanted. He released the man thrown in prison for rioting and murder, and gave them Jesus to do whatever they wanted.

Bible Verse Review
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Luke 23:23, Matthew 27:22-25, Mark 15:13, John 19:15

Reciprocal: Psalms 25:19 - Consider Psalms 35:12 - spoiling Proverbs 24:2 - General Mark 10:33 - deliver Mark 15:14 - Why Acts 13:28 - General Acts 25:24 - that he

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But they cried, saying, crucify him, crucify him. They were fierce and furious, more noisy and clamorous, the more they perceived Pilate was for saving him; and they were more desirous to have him crucified, and more impatient until it was done, as the repetition of the word shows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 27:20-23.