Luke 23:23
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
Cross-references
In Luke 23:21, the crowd already cried 'Crucify Him' — here their demand escalates to insistent loud voices prevailing.
Exodus 23:2 forbids following the multitude to pervert justice—the crowd here does exactly that, condemning an innocent.
Proverbs 24:11 commands rescuing those led to death; the crowd instead insists on killing Jesus, contrasting with godly justice.
Mark 15:13 records the identical cry 'Crucify him!'—a direct synoptic parallel to the crowd's demand in Luke.
Isaiah 49:7 calls the Messiah 'despised and abhorred by the nation'—the crowd's hatred fulfills this prophecy.
John 19:1 adds that Pilate had Jesus scourged in response to this insistence, a detail omitted in Luke.
Psalm 22:12 pictures enemies as encircling bulls, mirroring the violent pressure of the crowd demanding crucifixion.
Acts 25:15 shows Jewish leaders similarly demanding condemnation against Paul — a recurring pattern of pressing for capital punishment.