Luke 23:3-12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 23:1-12

Our Lord Jesus was condemned as a blasphemer in the spiritual court, but it was the most impotent malice that could be that this court was actuated by; for, when they had condemned him, they knew they could not put him to death, and therefore took another course. I. They accused him before Pilate. The whole multitude of them arose, when they saw they could go no further with him in their court, and led him unto Pilate, though it was no judgment day, no assizes or sessions; and they demanded... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 23:1-12

23:1-12 The whole assembly rose up and brought Jesus to Pilate. They began to accuse him. "We found this man," they said, "perverting our nation and trying to stop men paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is the anointed one, a king." Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "You say so." Pilate said to the chief priests and to the crowds, "I find nothing to condemn in this man." They were the more urgent. "He is setting the people in turmoil," they said,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:3

And Pilate asked him, saying ,.... Observing that it was said, he had given himself out to be a king; for as for what regarded religion, he took no notice of it; he put this question to him, art thou the King of the Jews ? that their prophecies speak of, and they have expected; and he answered him and said, thou sayest it ; that is, thou sayest well; it is as thou sayest, I am the King of the Jews; See Gill on Matthew 27:11 though he did not leave this without an explanation;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:4

Then said Pilate to the Chief priests, and to the people ,.... Both to the sanhedrim, and to the mob that were gathered together about the governor's palace on this occasion; and who were standing without the judgment hall, into which they would not enter, lest they should be defiled, and be unfit to eat the passover: wherefore Pilate came out to them; and this was the second time of his coming out to them, when he said the following words, John 18:28 . I find no fault in this man ; no... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:5

And they were the more fierce ,.... Or urgent to have him put to death; so the Hebrew word חזק is rendered in Exodus 12:33 which answers to that here used. "They cried out", as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read; they were more clamorous and noisy; they cried out louder, and exerted themselves with great fury and violence, and added strength to their clamour, and increased their charges: saying, he stirreth up the people ; to sedition and rebellion: teaching throughout... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:6

When Pilate heard of Galilee ,.... "The name of Galilee", as the Syriac and Persic versions read when that was mentioned, he asked ; the Ethiopic version says, the "Galilaeans"; some of which might be present, being come to the feast of the passover, and were very proper persons to inquire of: whether the man were a Galilean ; so Jesus was reputed to be: for though he was born at Bethlehem of Judah, he was brought up at Nazareth in Galilee, where he spent the greater part of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:7

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction ,.... The country which was under his power, and he had the government of; for Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, Luke 3:1 . This was Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the great, and the same that beheaded John the Baptist; wherefore as soon as Pilate found that Jesus was one of his province, immediately he sent him to Herod: to be examined, and to have his cause tried before him: and this he did partly, that he might be rid of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:8

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad ,.... For though he had been brought up in his country, and had so frequently preached, and wrought miracles there, he had never seen him before; and to have a sight of him, was a great indulgence to his curiosity: for he was desirous to see him of a long season ; perhaps ever since he had heard of his fame, and had entertained a notion that Christ was John the Baptist risen from the dead, whom he had beheaded; and therefore was desirous of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:9

Then he questioned with him in many words ,.... Or talked very much to him, inquiring who he was, whether John the Baptist, or no; whether it was true that he had wrought such miracles he had heard of, and how he wrought them, and by what power he performed them, and how he came by it; and used many arguments to persuade him to work a miracle at that time: but he answered him nothing ; would not give him one word in return to his many words, nor work any miracle in his presence; he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:10

And the chief priests and Scribes ,.... The sanhedrim that followed him from Pilate's hall, to Herod's palace; fearing, lest Herod should be disposed to let him go, should he gratify him by working a miracle: stood ; before Herod; so witnesses, and accusers, used to do; See Gill on Mark 14:57 . and vehemently accused him ; of the same things they had accused him before Pilate, with great bitterness and constancy, increasing, and aggravating the charges against him. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 23:1-12

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 23:1-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 23:10

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