22 So he said to them a third time, “Why? What wrong has this man done? I found no basis for an accusation deserving death[a] in him. Therefore I will punish him and[b] release him.”[c] 23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he be crucified. And their cries prevailed. 24 And Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:22 Literally “of death”
  2. Luke 23:22 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“punish”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Luke 23:22 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation