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Luke 23:16 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Luke 23:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 23 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I will therefore chastise him, and release him.”
Luke 23:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 23:16
I will therefore chastise him, and release him—Pilate's compromise exposes judicial corruption. The Greek paideusas (chastise) means 'discipline,' 'punish,' often through scourging (flagellation). John 19:1 describes this brutal flogging. Pilate's logic is perverse: 'I find him innocent, therefore I will torture him.' This attempted middle ground—satisfying bloodlust without execution—violates Roman law itself, which prohibited punishing the innocent.The word paideusas (from paideia, discipline/training) carries educational connotations, but here it's purely punitive violence. Pilate hoped the...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 23:16
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“but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.”
“Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
“wishing to please the multitude”
“and flogged him.”
“But he was wounded for our transgressions”
“They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
“they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus”