Luke 23:6

And when Pilate heard Galilee, he questioned if the man is a Galilean.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

In Context

5But they were emphatic, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee as far as here.

7And when he perceived that he is from Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was himself also in Jerusalem in these days.

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Cross References

Luke 13:1Now some were present at the same time who informed him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices.

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:2-13

Christ before Pilate and Herod; Christ Accused and Insulted. 1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. 3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. 5 And they were the more… Read the whole commentary →

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