Acts 13:28
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.

New Revised Standard Version
Even though they found no cause for a sentence of death, they asked Pilate to have him killed.

New American Bible
For even though they found no grounds for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him put to death,

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.

Acts 3:13,14 The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he should be released. . . .

Matthew 27:19,22-25 And as he was sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to 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. . . .

Mark 15:13-15 But they again cried out: Crucify him. . . .

Luke 23:4,5,14-16,21-25 And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man. . . .

John 18:38 Pilate saith to him: What is truth? And when he said this, he went out again to the Jews and saith to them: I find no cause in him.

John 19:4,12-16 Pilate therefore went forth again and saith to them: Behold, I bring him forth unto you, that you may know that I find no cause in him. . . .

Context
In Pisidian Antioch
27For they that inhabited Jerusalem and the rulers thereof, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, judging him, have fulfilled them. 28And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him. 29And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, taking him down from the tree, they laid him in a sepulchre.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:22
Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified.

Matthew 27:23
The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.

Mark 15:13
But they again cried out: Crucify him.

Mark 15:14
And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him.

Luke 23:21
But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, Crucify him.

John 19:15
But they cried out: Away with him: Away with him: Crucify him. Pilate saith to them: shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered: We have no king but Caesar.

Acts 3:14
But you denied the Holy One and the Just: and desired a murderer to be granted unto you.

Acts 13:27
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