808 B
808 B
(Paul continues to speak.)
they
Multiple "they" refers to the Jewish leaders
him
Multiple "him" refers to Jesus
they found no good cause for death
The Jewish leaders just wanted to kill Jesus for no good reason. This can be translated as, "the Jewish leaders found no good reason for Jesus to die."
they asked Pilate
The word "asked" here is a strong word meaning to demand, beg or plead for.
When they had completed all the things that were written about him
When they had completed all the things that were written about him "When the Jewish leaders did all the things to Jesus that were written in the books of the prophets including Jesus dying"
they took him down from the tree
"Some of the leaders took Jesus down from the cross after Jesus died"