“And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.”
King James Version (KJV)
15:7 Insurrection - A crime which the Roman governors, and Pilate in particular, were more especially concerned and careful to punish.
15:9 Will ye that I release to you the king of the Jews - Which does this wretched man discover most? Want of justice, or courage, or common sense? The poor coward sacrifices justice to popular clamour, and enrages those whom he seeks to appease, by so unseasonably repeating that title, The king of the Jews, which he could not but know was so highly offensive to them.
And the multitude crying alowd, began to desire him to doe as he had euer done vnto them.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
The crowd went up and began asking him {to do} as he had been accustomed to do for them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the multitude went up and began to ask him `to do' as he was wont to do unto them.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.
- Basic English Bible
And the crowd crying out began to beg [that he would do] to them as he had always done.
- Darby Bible
And the multitude crying aloud, began to desire him to do as he had ever done to them.
- Webster's Bible
So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.
- Weymouth Bible
The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
- World English Bible
And whanne the puple was gon vp, he bigan to preie, as he euer more dide to hem.
- Wycliffe Bible
And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,
- Youngs Literal Bible