A moment in scripture

Matthew 27:23

"

And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

"
Matthew 27:23Read chapter (KJV) KJV

The surrounding passage

  1. Matthew 27:21

    The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

  2. Matthew 27:22

    Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

  3. Matthew 27:24

    When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

  4. Matthew 27:25

    Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

Read all of Matthew 27 →

Download verse card

Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.