Luke 23:1

The whole council rose and took him to Pilate.

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In The King James Version

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.

In Context

2There they started to accuse him. “We found this man deceiving our nation, telling people not to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming he is Messiah, a king,” they said.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:11Jesus was brought before Pilate the governor who asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” “You said it,” Jesus replied.

Luke 22:66Early in the morning the council of elders gathered together with the chief priests and religious teachers. Jesus was led before the council.

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:1

This chapter carries on and concludes the history of Christ's sufferings and death. We have here, I. His arraignment before Pilate the Roman governor, ver. 1-5 . II. His examination before Herod, who was tetrarch of Galilee, under the Romans likewise, ver. 6-12 . III. Pilate's struggle with the people to release Jesus, his repeated testimonies concerning his innocency, but his yielding at length to their importunity and condemning him to be crucified, ver. 13-25 . IV. An account of what passed as they led him to… Read the whole commentary →

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