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They all answered, &#8220Crucify him!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Pilate responded, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” They shouted back, “Crucify him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Pilate says to them, "What then should I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all say, "Let <i>Him</i> be crucified."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? <i>They</i> all say unto him, Let him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” <i>They</i> all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Crucify Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, &#8220Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?&#8221 They all said, &#8220Crucify Him!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let Him be crucified!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “Then, what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let Him be crucified!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all replied, “Let Him be crucified!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pilate asked them, “What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ? ” They all answered, “Crucify him! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pilate asked them, &#8220What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Messiah?&#8221 They all answered, &#8220Crucify Him!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Pilate asked them, "What am I to do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?" They all yelled, "Nail him to a cross!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus which is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Pilate asked them, "Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?" "He should be crucified!" they all said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"What, then, shall I do with Jesus called the Messiah?" Pilate asked them. "Crucify him!" they all answered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Pilate asked them, "Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?? Pilate asked. They all answered, ?Crucify Him!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, "Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?" They all said, "Crucify him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, "What then should I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Pilate saith to them, What shall I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say to him, Let him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"What then," said Pilate, "shall I do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?" With one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do to Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Pilate says to them, “What then will I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all say to him, “Let [Him] be crucified!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Pilate says to them, "What then should I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all say, "Let <i>Him</i> be crucified."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Pilate saith to them, 'What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, 'Let be crucified!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, called Christ? They all say to him, Let him be crucified.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do about Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus called Messiah?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” All of them said, “Let him be crucified!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, What shall I then do with Jesus who is called the Christ? They all said, Let him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Pilate said to them, “And Yeshua, who is called The Messiah, what shall I do to him?” And all of them were saying, “Let him be crucified.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Pilate said to them: What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all said to him: Let him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Pilate says to them, Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? They all say to him, Let Him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah? They all say to him, Let him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Pilate replied, what shall I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ? they all cried out, let him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"What then," said Pilate, "shall I do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?" With one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Pilate says to them, "What, then, shall I do to Jesus Who is called Christ?" They all say, "Let Him be crucified."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />What shall I do then, saith Pilate, with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all cried out, Let Him be crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/27-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8700" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">The Crowd Chooses Barabbas</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">“What</a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">then</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsō (V-ASA-1S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">should I do with</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsoun (N-AMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legomenon (V-PPM/P-AMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">is called</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christon (N-AMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ?”</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4091.htm" title="4091: Pilatos (N-NMS) -- Pilate. Of Latin origin; close-pressed, i.e. Firm; Pilatus, a Roman.">Pilate</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">asked.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole."></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">They all answered,</a> <a href="/greek/4717.htm" title="4717: Staurōthētō (V-AMP-3S) -- From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.">“Crucify Him!”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">23</span>“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-12.htm">Mark 15:12-14</a></span><br />So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?” / And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!” / “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-20.htm">Luke 23:20-23</a></span><br />Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again, / but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” / A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-15.htm">John 19:15</a></span><br />At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Acts 3:13-15</a></span><br />The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him. / You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. / You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28</a></span><br />And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16-18</a></span><br />For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. / I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me. / They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-38.htm">John 18:38-40</a></span><br />“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him. / But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” / “Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-4.htm">John 19:4-6</a></span><br />Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.” / When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!” / As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></span><br />He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-27.htm">Acts 4:27-28</a></span><br />In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. / They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-22.htm">1 Peter 2:22-24</a></span><br />“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” / When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. / He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></span><br />I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Psalm 69:4</a></span><br />Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Pilate said to them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say to him, Let him be crucified.</p><p class="hdg">What.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-17.htm">Matthew 27:17</a></b></br> Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-31.htm">Job 31:31</a></b></br> If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-8.htm">Psalm 22:8,9</a></b></br> He trusted on the LORD <i>that</i> he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/27-17.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/matthew/26-2.htm">Crucified</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Crucify</a> <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate</a> <a href="/matthew/21-9.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/matthew/27-17.htm">So-Called</a> <a href="/matthew/17-6.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/1-1.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/matthew/27-23.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/matthew/27-23.htm">Crucified</a> <a href="/matthew/27-23.htm">Crucify</a> <a href="/matthew/27-26.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/27-26.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/27-23.htm">Pilate</a> <a href="/matthew/27-23.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">So-Called</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”</b><br>This question posed by Pilate highlights the dilemma faced by the Roman governor. Pilate's role was to maintain order and justice, yet he found himself pressured by the Jewish leaders and the crowd. The title "Christ" signifies the anointed one, the Messiah, which indicates that Jesus was recognized by some as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, <a href="/daniel/9-25.htm">Daniel 9:25-26</a>). Pilate's question reflects his uncertainty and the political tension of the moment, as he was aware of Jesus' innocence (<a href="/matthew/27-18.htm">Matthew 27:18</a>) but also wary of the potential for unrest.<p><b>Pilate asked.</b><br>Pontius Pilate was the Roman prefect of Judea from AD 26-36. His governance was marked by a complex relationship with the Jewish population, often characterized by tension and conflict. Pilate's questioning of the crowd reveals his attempt to absolve himself of responsibility for Jesus' fate. Historically, Pilate is known for his pragmatic approach to governance, often prioritizing political stability over justice. His interaction with Jesus is a pivotal moment, illustrating the clash between earthly authority and divine purpose.<p><b>They all answered, “Crucify Him!”</b><br>The crowd's unanimous demand for crucifixion underscores the influence of the chief priests and elders who had persuaded them (<a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">Matthew 27:20</a>). Crucifixion was a Roman method of execution reserved for the most serious offenders, symbolizing extreme humiliation and suffering. This response fulfills the prophecy of the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who was "despised and rejected by men." The call for crucifixion also highlights the rejection of Jesus as the Messiah by the Jewish leaders, contrasting with the recognition of His identity by His followers and later by the Roman centurion (<a href="/matthew/27-54.htm">Matthew 27:54</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pontius_pilate.htm">Pontius Pilate</a></b><br>The Roman governor of Judea who presided over the trial of Jesus. He is depicted as a conflicted leader, caught between his own judgment and the demands of the crowd.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus,_who_is_called_christ.htm">Jesus, who is called Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of Christianity, believed to be the Messiah and the Son of God. In this passage, He stands before Pilate, facing the decision of His fate.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>The assembly of people in Jerusalem, influenced by the chief priests and elders, who demand Jesus' crucifixion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_trial_of_jesus.htm">The Trial of Jesus</a></b><br>A pivotal event in the Passion account where Jesus is judged by Pilate, leading to His crucifixion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events take place, significant in Jewish history and prophecy, and the site of Jesus' crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dilemma_of_pilate.htm">The Dilemma of Pilate</a></b><br>Pilate's question, "What then should I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?" reflects a universal question of personal responsibility and decision regarding Jesus. Each person must decide how they will respond to Jesus' identity and claims.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_the_crowd.htm">The Influence of the Crowd</a></b><br>The crowd's demand to crucify Jesus illustrates the danger of succumbing to peer pressure and societal influence, rather than standing firm in truth and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy_fulfilled.htm">Prophecy Fulfilled</a></b><br>The events of Jesus' trial and crucifixion fulfill Old Testament prophecies, affirming the reliability of Scripture and God's sovereign plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Following Jesus may require standing against popular opinion and enduring persecution, as seen in the crowd's rejection of Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_justice.htm">The Nature of True Justice</a></b><br>Pilate's failure to administer true justice serves as a reminder of the importance of integrity and righteousness in leadership and personal conduct.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_sin_tax.htm">What is the meaning of Corpus Christi?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_plot_of_jesus_christ_superstar.htm">What is the plot of Jesus Christ Superstar?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_day_14_teach_in_journey.htm">What events transpired during the crucifixion of Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_responsible_for_christ's_death.htm">Who is accountable for the death of Christ?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Let him be crucified.</span>--It may be noted that this was the first direct intimation of the mode of death to which the priests destined their prisoner. It was implied, indeed, in their fixed resolve to make the Roman governor the executioner of their sentence, as shown in the dialogue recorded by St. John (<a href="/john/18-31.htm" title="Then said Pilate to them, Take you him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:">John 18:31</a>); but now the cry came from the multitude, as the result, we may believe, of the promptings described in <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm" title="But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.">Matthew 27:20</a>, "Crucify Him!"--punish Him as the robber and the rebel are punished.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - It was with disappointment and indignation that Pilate heard the rabble's decision. He could not refuse to release the robber and murderer; but he still entertained some hope of a better feeling in the crowd which would allow him to acquit Jesus. <span class="cmt_word">What shall I do then with Jesus?</span> <span class="greek">Τί οϋν ποιήσω Ἰησοῦν</span>; <span class="accented">What then shall I do to Jesus?</span> As you demand the release of Barabbas, what am I to do with the other prisoner? He dared not act boldly, as his conscience and the justice of the ease dictated; if the popular voice was not with him, he would take no open step. He added, <span class="cmt_word">which is called Christ,</span> or, according to Mark, "whom ye call the King of the Jews," in scorn of the title itself, and of the fickleness which honoured him one day and now clamored for his destruction. <span class="cmt_word">Let him be crucified!</span> They have their dreadful answer ready. He is a political offender; he is a mover of sedition against the Roman supremacy; let him meet the punishment to which Rome dooms her lowest criminals and runagates. This was the death which Christ had foretold for himself (ch. 20:19), the most painful, barbarous, and ignominious punishment which the cruelty of man ever invented. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“What</span><br /><span class="grk">Τί</span> <span class="translit">(Ti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">should I do with</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιήσω</span> <span class="translit">(poiēsō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦν</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsoun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is called</span><br /><span class="grk">λεγόμενον</span> <span class="translit">(legomenon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Christ?”</span><br /><span class="grk">Χριστόν</span> <span class="translit">(Christon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pilate</span><br /><span class="grk">Πιλᾶτος</span> <span class="translit">(Pilatos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4091.htm">Strong's 4091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pilate. Of Latin origin; close-pressed, i.e. Firm; Pilatus, a Roman.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">asked.</span><br /><span class="grk">Λέγει</span> <span class="translit">(Legei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">They all answered,</span><br /><span class="grk">Λέγουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(Legousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Crucify Him!”</span><br /><span class="grk">Σταυρωθήτω</span> <span class="translit">(Staurōthētō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4717.htm">Strong's 4717: </a> </span><span class="str2">From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/27-22.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:22 Pilate said to them What then shall (Matt. 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