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href="/bsb/acts/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having found no cause of death, they begged Pilate to put Him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And though they found no cause of death <i>in him</i>, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And though they found no cause for death <i>in Him,</i> they asked Pilate that He should be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And though they found no grounds for <i>putting Him to</i> death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And though they found no ground for <i>putting Him to</i> death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And though they found no ground for death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And though they found no cause <i>or</i> charge deserving death, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they found no grounds for the death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Although they couldn't find any good reason to kill him, they asked Pilate to have him executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And even though they could find no reason to pass the death sentence on him, they asked Pilate to have him put to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Although they found no reason to sentence him to death, they asked Pilate to have him executed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And though they found no cause of death in him, yet they desired Pilate that he should be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Without having found Him guilty of any capital offence they urged Pilate to have Him put to death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having found no cause of death, they asked of Pilate that He should be slain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having found no cause of death, they begged Pilate to put Him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having found no cause of death, they desired Pilate to have him slain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate, that they might kill him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And although they found no case for death against him, they petitioned Pilate, so that they might put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For even though they found no grounds for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him put to death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even though they found no cause for a sentence of death, they asked Pilate to have him killed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And though they found no cause for his death, they asked Pilate that they might kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when they found no cause of death, they asked Pilatus to kill him.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And though they found no cause of death, yet they demanded of Pilate that he should be slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />fulfilled the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath; and having found no cause of death, asked Pilate that he should be executed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And though they found no cause of death in him, they besought Pilate that he might be killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />although they could not convict him of any thing capital, yet they demanded of Pilate, that he should be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Without having found Him guilty of any capital offence they urged Pilate to have Him put to death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and, though finding not one cause of death, they asked of Pilate that He should be slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And though they found <i>in Him</i> no capital offence, yet they desired <i>of</i> Pilate that He might be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/13-28.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/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=4344" 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/acts/13.htm">In Pisidian Antioch</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurontes (V-APA-NMP) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">though they found</a> <a href="/greek/3367.htm" title="3367: mēdemian (Adj-AFS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">no</a> <a href="/greek/156.htm" title="156: aitian (N-AFS) -- From the same as aiteo; a cause, i.e. reason, crime.">ground</a> <a href="/greek/2288.htm" title="2288: thanatou (N-GMS) -- Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.">for a death sentence,</a> <a href="/greek/154.htm" title="154: ētēsanto (V-AIM-3P) -- To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.">they asked</a> <a href="/greek/4091.htm" title="4091: Pilaton (N-AMS) -- Pilate. Of Latin origin; close-pressed, i.e. Firm; Pilatus, a Roman.">Pilate</a> <a href="/greek/337.htm" title="337: anairethēnai (V-ANP) -- From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder.">to have Him executed.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- 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> </span> <span class="reftext">29</span>When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.…<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="/luke/23-22.htm">Luke 23:22</a></span><br />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="/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22-23</a></span><br />“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “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="/mark/15-13.htm">Mark 15:13-14</a></span><br />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="/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/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/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="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18</a></span><br />For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-9</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. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a></span><br />For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-26.htm">Daniel 9:26</a></span><br />Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.<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="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-60</a></span><br />Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Acts 3:13,14</a></b></br> The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let <i>him</i> go… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19,22-25</a></b></br> When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/15-13.htm">Mark 15:13-15</a></b></br> And they cried out again, Crucify him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/13-11.htm">Begged</a> <a href="/luke/23-22.htm">Capital</a> <a href="/acts/10-21.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/acts/11-30.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/acts/12-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/23-15.htm">Deserving</a> <a href="/acts/13-21.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/luke/23-32.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/9-8.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/acts/5-28.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/acts/12-2.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/matthew/18-7.htm">Offence</a> <a href="/acts/4-27.htm">Pilate</a> <a href="/acts/2-8.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/acts/13-21.htm">Request</a> <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/acts/9-38.htm">Urged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/13-42.htm">Begged</a> <a href="/exodus/25-33.htm">Capital</a> <a href="/acts/19-32.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/acts/15-5.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/acts/23-29.htm">Deserving</a> <a href="/acts/16-39.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/numbers/33-4.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/acts/14-6.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/22-7.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/acts/22-25.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/acts/24-16.htm">Offence</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-13.htm">Pilate</a> <a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/acts/15-10.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/acts/13-42.htm">Request</a> <a href="/acts/23-14.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/acts/13-43.htm">Urged</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-13.htm">Paul preaches at Antioch that Jesus is Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-42.htm">The Gentiles believe;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-44.htm">but the Jews talked abusively against Paul, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-46.htm">whereupon they turn to the Gentiles, of whom many believe.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-50.htm">The Jews raise a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, who go to Iconium.</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'; 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The Jewish leaders, despite their intense scrutiny, could not find any legitimate reason under Jewish law to sentence Jesus to death. This echoes the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a>, which speaks of the suffering servant who had "done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth." The legal proceedings against Jesus were marked by false accusations and a lack of evidence, underscoring His role as the sinless Lamb of God, a theme central to the New Testament.<p><b>they asked Pilate</b><br>The Jewish leaders, lacking the authority to carry out a death sentence under Roman rule, turned to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. This action reflects the political and social dynamics of the time, where the Jewish authorities had to navigate Roman governance to achieve their aims. Pilate's involvement is significant, as it fulfills Jesus' prophecy about being delivered to the Gentiles (<a href="/matthew/20-19.htm">Matthew 20:19</a>). Pilate's role also highlights the tension between Roman law and Jewish customs, as well as the broader theme of Jesus' rejection by His own people and the involvement of the Gentiles in His crucifixion.<p><b>to have Him executed</b><br>The request for execution, specifically crucifixion, was a Roman method of capital punishment reserved for the most serious offenders and non-citizens. This form of death was prophesied in passages like <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, which describes the suffering of the Messiah in terms that align with crucifixion. Theologically, Jesus' execution is central to the Christian understanding of atonement, as His death is seen as the ultimate sacrifice for sin, fulfilling the sacrificial system of the Old Testament. The crucifixion also serves as a type of the Passover lamb, whose blood was shed for the deliverance of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_and_barnabas.htm">Paul and Barnabas</a></b><br>The apostles who are speaking in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, recounting the history of Israel and the coming of Jesus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of the Gospel, whose unjust trial and crucifixion are being recounted.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pilate.htm">Pilate</a></b><br>The Roman governor who, despite finding no fault in Jesus, was pressured by the Jewish leaders to authorize His crucifixion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jewish_leaders.htm">Jewish Leaders</a></b><br>The religious authorities in Jerusalem who sought Jesus' death despite His innocence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pisidian_antioch.htm">Pisidian Antioch</a></b><br>The location where Paul and Barnabas are delivering this message, a city in the region of Galatia.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_injustice_of_man.htm">The Injustice of Man</a></b><br>Despite Jesus' innocence, human systems of justice failed. This reminds us of the fallibility of human judgment and the need for divine justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jesus' death, though unjust, was a fulfillment of God's redemptive plan as foretold by the prophets, demonstrating God's sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pressure_of_public_opinion.htm">The Pressure of Public Opinion</a></b><br>Pilate's decision was swayed by the crowd, highlighting the danger of compromising truth for the sake of appeasing others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_innocence_of_christ.htm">The Innocence of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus' innocence is central to the Gospel, underscoring His role as the spotless Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_human_agents_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Human Agents in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even those who opposed Jesus played a part in God's redemptive plan, showing that God can use all circumstances for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_homosexuality,_execution.htm">What does the Bible say about homosexuality and execution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_an_evangelist_do.htm">What does an evangelist do?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._32_39_align_with_god's_benevolence.htm">How does Deuteronomy 32:39's portrayal of God as both life-giver and destroyer align or conflict with other biblical texts that emphasize only God's benevolence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_give_jehoram_a_fatal_disease.htm">Why does this passage depict God inflicting a fatal bowel disease on Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:18-19) instead of using more merciful methods?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">And though they found no cause of death in him.</span>--Technically, the Sanhedrin had condemned our Lord on the charge of blasphemy (<a href="/matthew/26-66.htm" title="What think you? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.">Matthew 26:66</a>), but they had been unable to prove the charge by any adequate evidence (<a href="/matthew/26-60.htm" title="But found none: yes, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,">Matthew 26:60</a>), and finally condemned him by extorting words from His own lips. When they came before Pilate they shrank at first from urging that accusation, and contented themselves with stating in general terms that they had condemned Him as a malefactor (<a href="/john/18-30.htm" title="They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to you.">John 18:30</a>); though afterwards, as if seeking to terrify the wavering governor, they added that by their law He ought to die because He made Himself the Son of God (<a href="/john/19-7.htm" title="The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.">John 19:7</a>), and that by making Himself a king He spake against the emperor (<a href="/john/19-12.htm" title="And from thereafter Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.">John 19:12</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> <span class="accented">- Asked they of</span> for <span class="accented">desired they</span>, A.V. The narrative of this verse is exactly that of <a href="/luke/23-4.htm">Luke 23:4, 5, 14-23</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/13-28.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">And</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">though they found</span><br /><span class="grk">εὑρόντες</span> <span class="translit">(heurontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="grk">μηδεμίαν</span> <span class="translit">(mēdemian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3367.htm">Strong's 3367: </a> </span><span class="str2">No one, none, nothing. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">ground</span><br /><span class="grk">αἰτίαν</span> <span class="translit">(aitian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_156.htm">Strong's 156: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the same as aiteo; a cause, i.e. reason, crime.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a death sentence,</span><br /><span class="grk">θανάτου</span> <span class="translit">(thanatou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2288.htm">Strong's 2288: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they asked</span><br /><span class="grk">ᾐτήσαντο</span> <span class="translit">(ētēsanto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_154.htm">Strong's 154: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pilate</span><br /><span class="grk">Πιλᾶτον</span> <span class="translit">(Pilaton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative 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">to have Him executed.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀναιρεθῆναι</span> <span class="translit">(anairethēnai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_337.htm">Strong's 337: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/13-28.htm">Acts 13:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/13-28.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 13:28 Though they found no cause for death (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/13-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 13:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 13:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/13-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 13:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 13:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>