Luke 23:5

Luke 23:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
• New International Version (NIV)But they insisted, “He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they were the more fierce, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.”

Context of Luke 23:5

3So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.” 4Pilate then told the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no grounds for charging this man.” But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where he started even to here.” 6When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean. 7Finding that he was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

Luke 23:5 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἐπίσχυον λέγοντες ὅτι ἀνασείει τὸν λαὸν διδάσκων καθ᾽ ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἕως ὧδε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they were the more fierceἐπισχύωepischuō · to insistG2001
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• He stirreth upἀνασείωanaseiō · to inciteG383
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• teachingδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• throughoutκατάkata · according toG2596
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• JewryἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
• beginningἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• toἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• this placeὧδεhōde · hereG5602

Cross-references for Luke 23:5

• Luke 23:23But they kept up the pressure, demanding with loud voices that he be crucified, and their voices won out.
• Luke 11:53When he left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose him fiercely and to cross-examine him about many things;
• Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.
• Psalms 57:4I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among devouring lions — people whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
• Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head; my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me, are powerful. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
• Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”
• John 19:15They shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Should I crucify your king?” “We have no king but Caesar!” the chief priests answered.
• Acts 5:33When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.
• Acts 7:54When they heard these things, they were enraged and gnashed their teeth at him.
• Acts 7:57They yelled at the top of their voices, covered their ears, and together rushed against him.
• Acts 23:10When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, take him away from them, and bring him into the barracks.
• Luke 4:14Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire vicinity.
• Matthew 4:12When he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
• Mark 1:14After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God:
• John 1:43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and told him, “Follow me.”
• John 2:11Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

Commentaries on Luke 23:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Saying, He stirreth up the people, etc. - In the Codex Colbertinus, a copy of the ancient Itala or Antehieronymian version, this verse stands thus: He stirreth up the people, beginning from Galilee, and teaching through all Judea unto this place; our wives and our children he hath rendered averse from us, and he is not baptized as we are. As the Jews found that their charge of sedition was deemed frivolous by Pilate, they changed it, and brought a charge…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The more fierce - The more urgent and pressing. They saw that there was a prospect of losing their cause, and they attempted to press on Pilate the point that would be most likely now to affect him. Pilate had, in fact, acquitted him of the charge of being an enemy to Caesar, and they, therefore, urged the other point more vehemently. Stirreth up the people - Excites them to tumult and sedition. All Jewry - All Judea. From Galilee to this place - To…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5He stirs up the people: This accusation was also false, but the religious leaders knew that Pilate feared civil unrest and revolt against Rome.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:5

• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judea
• Slander

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Galilee, Galilean
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription

Commentaries on Luke 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings