Luke 23:2

And they began to accuse him saying, This one we found misleading our nation and making it asur to pay taxes to Caesar and calling himself Moshiach and that he is to be a Melech.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

In Context

1And the whole multitude of them got up and led Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach before Pilate.

3And Pilate cross-examined him, saying, Are you the Melech HaYehudim? And in reply, he said to him, You say so?

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Cross References

1 Kings 18:17And it came to pass, when Ach'av saw Eliyahu, that Ach'av said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Yisroel?

Psalms 35:11Edei chamas (witnesses of violence, false witnesses) rise up; 1 they lay to my charge things, questioning me of that which I have no da'as. 1

Psalms 64:3Hide me from the sod (secret counsel, conspiracy) of the re'im; 1 from the rigshah (insurrection, noisy crowd, assembly) of the workers of iniquity; 1

Jeremiah 37:13And when he was in the Sha'ar Binyamin, a ba'al pekidut (captain of the guard) was there, shmo Yiriyah Ben Shelemyah Ben Chananyah; and he arrested Yirmeyah HaNavi, saying, Thou fallest away as a deserter to the Kasdim (Chaldeans).

Amos 7:10Then Amatzyah the kohen of Beit-El sent to Yarov'am Melech Yisroel, saying: Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of Bais Yisroel; the land is not able to bear all his words.

Matthew 17:27But, lest we give them offense, go to the yam (sea), and cast in a hook, and take the first dag (fish) that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater (coin). Take that and give it to them for you and for me.

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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