King James Version
What Does Luke 23:13 Mean?
“And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,”
Context
11
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
12
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together : for before they were at enmity between themselves.
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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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(13-23) **And Pilate, when he had called together** . . .-See Notes on Matthew 27:15-23; Mark 15:6-14. The first summons to the members of the Council, and the reference to Herod’s examination of the Prisoner are, as the sequel of the previous incident, peculiar to St. Luke.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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