Luke 23:3

Luke 23:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
• New International Version (NIV)So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

Context of Luke 23:3

1All 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.’ Pilate asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ Jesus replied, ‘You have said it.’ 4Pilate then said to the leaders of the priests and to all the crowd of people, ‘I cannot find any reason to say that this man is guilty.’ 5But they continued to speak strongly to him. They said, ‘He makes the people angry and ready to fight against the government. He has taught these bad things everywhere in Judea. He started in Galilee and now he has come to Jerusalem.’

Luke 23:3 word by word

Ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν λέγων· σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη· σὺ λέγεις.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• the Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• he answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• and saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346

Cross-references for Luke 23:3

• Matthew 27:11Now Jesus stood in front of the Roman ruler, Pilate. The ruler asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ Jesus replied, ‘You have said it.’
• Mark 15:2Pilate asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ Jesus replied, ‘You have said it.’
• John 18:33Pilate went back inside his palace. He told Jesus to come and stand in front of him. He asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’
• 1 Timothy 6:13Christ Jesus himself spoke God's true message clearly when he stood in front of Pontius Pilate. I now say this to you, in front of God who causes all things to be alive, and in front of Jesus.
• Luke 23:38There was also a notice fixed at the top of the cross. It said, ‘This is the King of the Jews.’
• Luke 1:32He will be great. People will call him the Son of the powerful God who is over all. The Lord God will make him king. He will rule as his ancestor King David ruled.
• Luke 19:38They said: ‘May the Lord God bless the king who comes with his authority! We want everything to be well in heaven. We praise our powerful God above!’
• Mark 15:18Then the soldiers began to laugh at Jesus. They said, ‘Hello, King of the Jews, you are great!’
• John 1:49Nathanael said, ‘Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.’
• John 19:3They came to him many times and they were saying to him, ‘Hello, King of the Jews, you are great!’ At the same time they slapped his face with their hands.

Commentaries on Luke 23:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3See the notes at Matthew 27:11.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3You have said so: This is the same indirect answer that Jesus gave to the high council (22:70). Jesus accepted the title King of the Jews, but he understood it differently from Pilate.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:3

• Indictments
• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pleading
• Self-Defense
• Treason

In the dictionaries

• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• King of the Jews
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucifixion
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of 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