Luke 23:22

A third time he said to them, “Why? What evil has he done? I have found in him no grounds for death. So I will have him flogged and then release him.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

In Context

21but they kept on shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!”

23But they continued insistently with loud voices, demanding that he be crucified, and their voices prevailed, along with those of the chief priests.

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Cross References

Luke 23:14and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And behold, after examining him before you, I have found no fault in this man with respect to the accusations you are making against him,

Luke 23:20Wishing to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,

1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:14-26

Barabbas Preferred to Christ. 13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 17 (For of necessity he must release… Read the whole commentary →

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