Luke - 23:23



23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 23:23.

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And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
But they were urgent with loud voices, begging that he might be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.
But they were instant with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified: and the voices of them, and of the chief priests prevailed.
And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,
But they urgently insisted, demanding with frantic outcries that He should be crucified; and their clamour prevailed.
But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.
But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices, and those of the chief priests, prevailed.
But they persisted, with loud voices, in demanding that he be crucified. And their voices increased in intensity.
But they persisted in loudly demanding his crucifixion; and their clamor gained the day.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And they were instant with loud voices,.... They were urgent, and insisted upon his crucifixion, and pressed hard for it, and exerted their voices, and more loudly called:
requiring him, that he might be crucified: desiring it in the most importunate manner; signifying, that it must be, that nothing else would content them:
and the voices of them, and the chief priests, prevailed; upon Pilate to grant their request, contrary to the dictates of his own conscience, the conduct of Herod, and the message of his wife; the people being set on by the chief priests, and the chief priests joining with them, their numbers were so great, and their requests were pressed with so much force, and violence, and importunity, that Pilate could not withstand them.

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