Luke 23:6

Luke 23:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean.
• New International Version (NIV)On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean.

Context of Luke 23:6

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.’ When Pilate heard this, he asked if Jesus came from Galilee. 7He discovered that he was from the country where Herod ruled. So Pilate sent Jesus to stand in front of Herod. Herod was also in Jerusalem at that time. 8Herod was very happy to see Jesus. He had heard about him and he had wanted to meet him for a long time. He wanted to see Jesus do something to show God's power.

Luke 23:6 word by word

Πιλᾶτος δὲ ἀκούσας ἐπηρώτησεν εἰ ὁ ἄνθρωπος Γαλιλαῖός ἐστιν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenδέde · thenG1161
• PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos · PilateG4091
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• he askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• whetherεἰei · ifG1487
• the manὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a GalileanΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaios · GalileanG1057

Cross-references for Luke 23:6

• Luke 13:1At that time, some people were with Jesus. They told him what happened to some people from Galilee. They had been burning animals as a gift for God. Pilate sent some soldiers to kill them.
• Acts 5:37Later, Judas from Galilee appeared at the time when the Romans were making a list of everyone's names. Many people also came to help him fight against the Romans. But somebody killed him. His men also ran away and nothing more happened.

Commentaries on Luke 23:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Whether he were a Galilean - He asked this because, if he was, he properly belonged to Herod‘s jurisdiction, who reigned over Galilee.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 Herod had heard many things of Jesus in Galilee, and out of curiosity longed to see him. The poorest beggar that asked a miracle for the relief of his necessity, was never denied; but this proud prince, who asked for a miracle only to gratify his curiosity, is refused. He might have seen Christ and his wondrous works in Galilee, and would not, therefore it is justly said, Now he would see them, and shall not. Herod sent Christ again to Pilate…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Pilate realized that Jesus was from Galilee and was under the authority of Herod Antipas. This gave Pilate a way to avoid the situation without condemning an innocent man or upsetting the religious leaders.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:6

• Galilee
• Herod
• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Galilean
• Galilee
• Pilate; Pontius
• Pilate
• Galilee, Galilean
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous

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