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1023 B
1023 B
General Information:
Here the word "they" refers to the Jewish people and their religious leaders in Jerusalem. The word him" here refers to Jesus.
they found no good cause for death
"they did not find any reason why Jesus should be killed"
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 thy did to Jesus all the things that the prophets said would happen to him"
they took him down from the tree
It may be helpful to explicitly say Jesus died before this happened. AT: "they killed Jesus and then took him down from the cross after he died" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
from the tree
"from the cross." This was another way people at that time referred to the cross. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)