Luke 23:1-7

Luke 23:1-7

[1] And  the whole  multitude  of them  arose,  and led  him  unto  Pilate.  [2] And  they began  to accuse  him,  saying,  We found  fellow perverting  the nation,  and  forbidding  to give  tribute  to Caesar,  saying  that he himself  Christ  a King.  [3] And  Pilate  him,  saying,  thou  the King  of the Jews?  And  he answered  him  and said,  Thou  sayest  [4] Then  said  Pilate  to  the chief priests  and  to the people,  I find  no  in  man.  [5] And  they were the more fierce,  saying,  He stirreth up  the people,  teaching  throughout  all  Jewry,  beginning  from  Galilee  to  this place.  [6] When  Pilate  heard  he asked  whether  the man  a Galilaean.  [7] And  as soon as he knew  that  unto  Herod's  jurisdiction,  he sent  him  to  Herod,  himself  also  at  Jerusalem  at  time. 

What does Luke 23:1-7 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jesus" trial now moved from its Jewish phase into its Roman phase. [1] It did not take long for Pilate to determine that Jesus was innocent of any crime worthy of death. Notwithstanding the record stresses how difficult it was for him to convict an innocent man. Pilate normally resided in the provincial capital at Caesarea. He was in Jerusalem because of the Passover season that drew huge crowds and possible civil unrest to the city.