Luke 23:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 23:2

Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate

1 Then ^athe whole multitude of them arose and led Him to ^bPilate.

2 And they began to ^aaccuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow ^bperverting the nation, and ^cforbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying ^dthat He Himself is Christ, a King.”

3 ^aThen Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

4 So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, ^a“I find no fault in this Man.”

5 But they were the more fierce, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from ^aGalilee to this place.”

Jesus Faces Herod

6 When Pilate heard¹ of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean.

7 And as soon as he knew that He belonged to ^aHerod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, ^ahe was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because ^bhe had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him.

9 Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him ^anothing.

10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him.

11 ^aThen Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.

12 That very day ^aPilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other.

Taking the Place of Barabbas

13 ^aThen Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

14 said to them, ^a“You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, ^bhaving examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him;

15 no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him.

16 ^aI will therefore chastise Him and release Him”

17 ^a(for¹ it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast).

18 And ^athey all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”—

19 who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.

Verse Comparison: Luke 23:2

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American Standard Version
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.

Amplified® Bible
And they began to accuse Him, asserting, We found this Man perverting (misleading, corrupting, and turning away) our nation and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One), a King!

Contemporary English Version
They started accusing him and said, "We caught this man trying to get our people to riot and to stop paying taxes to the Emperor. He also claims that he is the Messiah, our king."

Darby English Version
And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this [man] perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Good News Bible
where they began to accuse him: "We caught this man misleading our people, telling them not to pay taxes to the Emperor and claiming that he himself is the Messiah, a king."

International Standard Version
They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Christ, a king."

King James Version
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

New American Standard Bible
And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King."

New International Version
And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Christ, a king."

New King James Version
And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself as Christ, a King."

Young's Literal Translation
and began to accuse him, saying, `This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.'

New English Translation
They¹ began to accuse² him, saying, “We found this man subverting³ our nation, forbidding⁴ us to pay the tribute tax⁵ to Caesar⁶ and claiming that he himself is Christ,⁷ a king.”

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