Luke 23:1

Luke 23:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate.

Context of Luke 23:1

All the people at the meeting stood up to leave. They took Jesus to stand in front of Pilate. 2Then they all started to tell Pilate that Jesus had done bad things. They said, ‘We found this man when he was telling our people wrong things. He said that we must not pay taxes to the Roman government. He also said that he himself is the Messiah, that is, a king.’ 3Pilate asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ Jesus replied, ‘You have said it.’

Luke 23:1 word by word

Καὶ ἀναστὰν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος αὐτῶν ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸν Πιλᾶτον.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the wholeἅπαςhapas · allG537
• multitudeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• aroseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• and ledἄγωagō · to bringG71
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091

Cross-references for Luke 23:1

• Luke 22:66When it became day, the Jewish leaders met together. The leaders of the priests and the teachers of God's Law were at the meeting. Then other men brought Jesus to stand in front of them.
• Matthew 27:1Early the next morning, all the leaders of the priests and the important Jews met together. They decided how to make the Roman rulers kill Jesus.
• Mark 15:1Very early the next morning, all the Jewish leaders met together. The leaders of the priests met with the leaders, the teachers of God's Law, and the other important Jews. They decided what they would do. They tied Jesus' hands and feet and they took him to Pilate's house. They put him under Pilate's authority.
• John 18:28The Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas's house to the Roman ruler's big house. It was early in the morning. The Jewish leaders wanted to follow the Jewish rules so that they could eat the Passover meal. They did not go into the ruler's house, because it would have made them unclean.

Commentaries on Luke 23:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The whole multitude - It seems most probable that the chief priests, elders, scribes, and captains of the temple, together with their servants, dependents, and other persons hired for the purpose, made up the multitude mentioned here. The common people were generally favourers of Christ; and for this reason the Jewish rulers caused him to be apprehended in the night, and in the absence of the people, Luke 22:6, and it was now but just the break of day…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1See the notes at Matthew 27:1-2.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ before Pilate. (1-5) Christ before Herod. (6-12) Barabbas preferred to Christ. (13-25) Christ speaks of the destruction of Jerusalem. (26-31) The crucifixion, The repentant malefactor. (32-43) The death of Christ. (44-49) The burial of Christ. (50-56) Verses 1-5 Pilate well understood the difference between armed forces and our Lord's followers. But instead of being softened by Pilate's declaration of his innocence, and considering whether they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The Jewish council did not have the authority to carry out capital punishment under Roman rule (John 18:31). So they took Jesus to the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate. Pilate was in Jerusalem to keep order during the Passover festival, when large crowds could easily lead to unrest.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:1

• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• 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