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Matthew 27:22

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Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
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  1. Isaiah 53:2–3Rank 1 from verse 22
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    2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

  2. John 19:14–15Rank 2 from verse 22
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    14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

    15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

  3. Acts 13:38Rank 3 from verse 22
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    38¶ Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

  4. Isaiah 49:7Rank 4 from verse 22
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    7Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  5. Mark 15:12–14Rank 5 from verse 22
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    12And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

    13And they cried out again, Crucify him.

    14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

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Matthew 27:22

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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crucified

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1. Put to death by being fastened to a cross. 2. By figure, treated as crucified or put to death in relation to sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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21The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

22Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

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23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

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