Acts 13:28
Modern Translations
New International Version
Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

New Living Translation
They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.

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

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

New American Standard Bible
And though they found no grounds for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

NASB 1995
"And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

NASB 1977
“And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

Amplified Bible
And though they found no cause or charge deserving death, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

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

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

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Although they couldn't find any good reason to kill him, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

International Standard Version
Although they found no reason to sentence him to death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

NET Bible
Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

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

King James 2000 Bible
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

New Heart English Bible
Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

World English Bible
Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

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

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

A Faithful Version
And though no one found any cause worthy of death, they begged Pilate to execute Him.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet they desired Pilate that he should be put to death.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate to kill him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And though they founde no cause of death in hym, yet desired they Pilate to kyll hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And though they founde no cause of death in him, yet desyred they Pilate to kyll him.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And when they founde no cause of deeth in him yet desyred they Pylate to kyll him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and having found no cause of death, they asked of Pilate that He should be slain,

Berean Literal Bible
And having found no cause of death, they begged Pilate to put Him to death.

Young's Literal Translation
and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,

Smith's Literal Translation
And having found no cause of death, they desired Pilate to have him slain.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And having not found any cause for death, they begged Pilate to kill Him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate, that they might kill him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And although they found no case for death against him, they petitioned Pilate, so that they might put him to death.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when they found no cause of death, they asked Pilatus to kill him.

Lamsa Bible
And though they found no cause for his death, they asked Pilate that they might kill him.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And though they found no cause of death, yet they demanded of Pilate that he should be slain.

Godbey New Testament
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;

Haweis New Testament
And though they found no cause of death in him, they besought Pilate that he might be killed.

Mace New Testament
although they could not convict him of any thing capital, yet they demanded of Pilate, that he should be put to death.

Weymouth New Testament
Without having found Him guilty of any capital offence they urged Pilate to have Him put to death;

Worrell New Testament
and, though finding not one cause of death, they asked of Pilate that He should be slain.

Worsley New Testament
And though they found in Him no capital offence, yet they desired of Pilate that He might be put to death.
















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