Luke 23:21
New International Version
But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

New Living Translation
But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

English Standard Version
but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!”

Berean Standard Bible
but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”

Berean Literal Bible
But they were crying out, saying, "Crucify! Crucify Him!"

King James Bible
But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

New King James Version
But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

New American Standard Bible
but they kept on crying out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

NASB 1995
but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

NASB 1977
but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

Legacy Standard Bible
but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

Amplified Bible
but they kept shouting out, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

Christian Standard Bible
but they kept shouting, “Crucify! Crucify him! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but they kept shouting, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”

American Standard Version
but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

Contemporary English Version
But they kept shouting, "Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!"

English Revised Version
but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They began yelling, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

Good News Translation
But they shouted back, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

International Standard Version
but they continued to shout, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

Majority Standard Bible
but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”

NET Bible
But they kept on shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!"

New Heart English Bible
but they shouted, saying, "Crucify. Crucify him."

Webster's Bible Translation
But they cried, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

Weymouth New Testament
They, however, persistently shouted, "Crucify, crucify him!"

World English Bible
but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
but they were calling out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”

Berean Literal Bible
But they were crying out, saying, "Crucify! Crucify Him!"

Young's Literal Translation
but they were calling out, saying, 'Crucify, crucify him.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And they exclaimed, saying, Crucify, crucify him.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, crucify him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But they shouted in response, saying: “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

New American Bible
but they continued their shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

New Revised Standard Version
but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They were shouting and saying, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But they answered, saying: Crucify, crucify him.

Godbey New Testament
And they continued to shout aloud, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him.

Haweis New Testament
But they clamoured the more, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

Mace New Testament
but they cry'd out, crucify him, crucify him.

Weymouth New Testament
They, however, persistently shouted, "Crucify, crucify him!"

Worrell New Testament
But they kept calling out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"

Worsley New Testament
But they bawled out, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
20Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again, 21but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” 22A 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.”…

Cross References
Matthew 27:22-23
“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!”

Mark 15:13-14
And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!” / “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

John 19:15
At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.

Acts 3:14-15
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.

Acts 13:28
And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

Isaiah 53:3
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.

Psalm 22:16
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

Zechariah 12:10
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.

John 1:11
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

John 5:43
I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

Matthew 21:38-39
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’ / So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

Mark 12:7-8
But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ / So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

Luke 19:14
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

John 18:40
“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)

Acts 2:23
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.


Treasury of Scripture

But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

Luke 23:23
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

Matthew 27:22-25
Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified…

Mark 15:13
And they cried out again, Crucify him.

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Luke 23
1. Jesus is accused before Pilate, and sent to Herod.
8. Herod mocks him.
12. Herod and Pilate become friends.
13. Barabbas is desired of the people,
24. and is released by Pilate, and Jesus is given to be crucified.
26. He tells the women, that lament him, the destruction of Jerusalem;
34. prays for his enemies.
39. Two criminals are crucified with him.
46. His death.
50. His burial.














But they kept shouting
The phrase "kept shouting" indicates a continuous and persistent action. In the Greek, the verb used here is "ἐπεφώνουν" (epephōnoun), which conveys a sense of loud, insistent, and repeated cries. This reflects the intensity and fervor of the crowd's demand. Historically, this scene takes place during the trial of Jesus before Pilate, where the Jewish leaders and the stirred-up crowd are vehemently calling for Jesus' crucifixion. The persistence of their shouting underscores the depth of their rejection of Jesus as the Messiah, despite His innocence.

'Crucify Him!
The word "crucify" comes from the Greek "σταυρόω" (stauroō), which means to fasten to a cross. Crucifixion was a Roman method of execution reserved for the most heinous criminals and was designed to be a public, humiliating, and excruciatingly painful death. The call to "Crucify Him" is not just a demand for death but for the most shameful and torturous form of execution. This reflects the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as Isaiah 53, which foretold the suffering of the Messiah. Theologically, this moment is pivotal as it sets the stage for the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, who bore the sins of humanity.

Crucify Him!
The repetition of "Crucify Him!" emphasizes the crowd's determination and unanimity in their demand. It highlights the tragic irony of the situation: the very people Jesus came to save are now calling for His death. This repetition also serves to fulfill the prophetic words of Psalm 22, which describes the suffering and rejection of the righteous one. From a conservative Christian perspective, this moment is seen as the culmination of human sinfulness and the rejection of God's redemptive plan, yet it is also the prelude to the ultimate victory over sin and death through Jesus' resurrection.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

they kept shouting,
ἐπεφώνουν (epephōnoun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2019: To call out, shout, clamor at. From epi and phoneo; to call at something, i.e. Exclaim.

“Crucify [Him]!
Σταύρου (Staurou)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4717: From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.

Crucify
σταύρου (staurou)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4717: From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.

Him!”
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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