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Luke 23:21

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But they kept shouting, 'Crucify him! Crucify him!'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the crowd gets it completely wrong.

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Pilate asked them, 'So what should I do with Jesus, the one they call the Messiah?' And they all shouted back, 'Crucify him!'

Pilate was like, 'Wait, what did he actually do wrong?' But the crowd just got louder and more intense, shouting, 'Crucify him!'

They kept shouting louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified. Eventually, their voices — along with the chief priests — won out.

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