Luke 23:3

“Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked him. “It is true,” replied Jesus.

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In The King James Version

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

In Context

2And they began to accuse him, “This is a man whom we found misleading our people, preventing them from paying taxes to the Emperor, and giving out that he himself is ‘Christ, a king.’”

4But Pilate, turning to the chief priests and the people, said, “I do not see anything to find fault with in this man.”

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Cross References

Mark 15:2“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “It is true,” replied Jesus.

Mark 15:32“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the ‘king of Israel,’ come down from the cross now so that we can see it and believe.” Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus insulted him.

Luke 19:38“Blessed is He who comes – our king – in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory on high.”

Luke 23:38Above him were the words – ‘THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.’

John 18:33After that, Pilate went into the Government house again, and calling Jesus up, asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

John 19:19Pilate also had these words written and put up over the cross – ‘JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.’

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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