SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:28
Y sin hallar en l causa de muerte, pidieron a Pilato que le matase.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 13:28
Verse 28. They found no cause of death in him] No reason why he should be condemned. Though they accused him of several things, yet they could not substantiate the most trifling charge against him; and yet, in opposition to all justice and equity, desired Pilate to put him to death! This points their perfidy in the strongest light.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 28. And though they found no cause of death in him , etc.] That is, no crime that deserved death; they sought for such, but could find none; they suborned false witnesses, who brought charges against him, but could not support them; wherefore Pilate, his judge, several times declared his innocence, and would have discharged him: yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain ; they were urgent and importunate with him, that he would order him to be put to death; the power of life and death being then in the hands of the Romans; the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, that they might slay him; and the Arabic version, that he might slay him; and the Ethiopic version renders the whole quite contrary to the sense, and they gave power to Pilate to hang him; whereas the power of putting him to death was in Pilate, and not in them: and therefore they were pressing upon him, that he would order his execution, notwithstanding his innocence.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-31 - When we come together to worship God, we must do it, not only by praye and praise, but by the reading and hearing of the word of God. The bar reading of the Scriptures in public assemblies is not enough; the should be expounded, and the people exhorted out of them. This i helping people in doing that which is necessary to make the wor profitable, to apply it to themselves. Every thing is touched upon in this sermon, which might best prevail with Jews to receive and embrac Christ as the promised Messiah. And every view, however short or faint of the Lord's dealings with his church, reminds us of his mercy an long-suffering, and of man's ingratitude and perverseness. Paul passe from David to the Son of David, and shows that this Jesus is his promised Seed; a Saviour to do that for them, which the judges of ol could not do, to save them from their sins, their worst enemies. When the apostles preached Christ as the Saviour, they were so far from concealing his death, that they always preached Christ crucified. Ou complete separation from sin, is represented by our being buried with Christ. But he rose again from the dead, and saw no corruption: thi was the great truth to be preached.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ μηδεμιαν 3367 A-ASF αιτιαν 156 N-ASF θανατου 2288 N-GSM ευροντες 2147 5631 V-2AAP-NPM ητησαντο 154 5668 V-AMI-3P πιλατον 4091 N-ASM αναιρεθηναι 337 5683 V-APN αυτον 846 P-ASM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
13:28 {Though they found no cause of death} (medemian aitian qanatou heurontes). Second aorist active with usual negative of the participle. As a matter of fact the Sanhedrin did charge Jesus with blasphemy, but could not prove it (#Mt 26:65; 27:24; Lu 23:22). At this time no Gospel had probably been written, but Paul knew that Jesus was innocent. He uses this same idiom about his own innocence (#Ac 28:18). {That he should be slain} (anaireqenai auton). First aorist passive infinitive, the accusative case, the direct object of eitesanto (first aorist middle indicative, asked as a favor to themselves).
