Luke 23:23

Luke 23:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
• New International Version (NIV)But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed.

Context of Luke 23:23

21But they cried out in reply saying, Crucify, crucify him. 22And he said the third time to them, What evil then has this [man] done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will chastise him therefore and release him. But they were urgent with loud voices, begging that he might be crucified. And their voices [and those of the chief priests] prevailed. 24And Pilate adjudged that what they begged should take place. 25And he released him who, for tumult and murder, had been cast into prison, whom they begged for, and Jesus he delivered up to their will.

Luke 23:23 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἐπέκειντο φωναῖς μεγάλαις αἰτούμενοι αὐτὸν σταυρωθῆναι, καὶ κατίσχυον αἱ φωναὶ αὐτῶνRead the interlinear

• loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voicesφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717

Cross-references for Luke 23:23

• Luke 23:5But they insisted, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee even on to here.
• Psalms 22:12Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.
• Psalms 57:4My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down [among] them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
• Zechariah 11:8And I destroyed three shepherds in one month; and my soul was vexed with them, and their soul also loathed me.

Commentaries on Luke 23:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 See the notes at Matthew 27:20-23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-25Verses 13-25 The fear of man brings many into this snare, that they will do an unjust thing, against their consciences, rather than get into trouble. Pilate declares Jesus innocent, and has a mind to release him; yet, to please the people, he would punish him as an evil-doer. If no fault be found in him, why chastise him? Pilate yielded at length; he had not courage to go against so strong a stream. He delivered Jesus to their will, to be crucified.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:23

• Barabbas
• Complicity
• Demagogism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Opinion, Public
• Persecution
• Politics
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Certainly
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• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription
• Instant; Instantly
• Jesus Christ

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