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Luke 23:22 Cross-References

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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.

Luke 23:22 (KJV)

Commentary on Luke 23:22

And he said unto them the third time—Pilate's threefold appeal mirrors Peter's threefold denial (22:61) and anticipates Jesus's threefold question to Peter after resurrection (John 21:15-17). His question, Why, what evil hath he done? (τί γὰρ κακὸν ἐποίησεν οὗτος; ti gar kakon epoiēsen houtos), demands specific wrongdoing—'What evil did this one do?' The Greek kakon means 'evil,' 'wicked,' 'harmful.' Pilate's third declaration, I have found no cause of death in him (οὐδὲν αἴτιον θανάτου εὗρον ἐν αὐτῷ, ouden aition thanatou heuron en autō), is his final legal verdict: no capital offense exists....

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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