God’s Word Translation
Luke 23:5
5The priests and the crowd became more forceful. They said, “He stirs up the people throughout Judea with his teachings. He started in Galilee and has come here.”
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
3Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Yes, I am,” Jesus answered. 4Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, “I can’t find this man guilty of any crime.” The priests and the crowd became more forceful. They said, “He stirs up the people throughout Judea with his teachings. He started in Galilee and has come here.” 6When Pilate heard that, he asked if the man was from Galilee. 7When Pilate found out that he was, he sent Jesus to Herod. Herod ruled Galilee and was in Jerusalem at that time.
Read all of Luke 23Luke 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 the crowd pressured Pilate. They shouted that Jesus had to be crucified, and they finally won.
- Luke 11:53When Jesus left, the experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees held a terrible grudge against him. They questioned him about many things
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me.
- Psalms 57:4My soul is surrounded by lions. I must lie down with man-eating lions. Their teeth are spears and arrows. Their tongues are sharp swords.
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me for no reason outnumber the hairs on my head. Those who want to destroy me are mighty. They have no reason to be my enemies. I am forced to pay back what I did not steal.
- Matthew 27:24Pilate saw that he was not getting anywhere. Instead, a riot was breaking out. So Pilate took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. He said, “I won’t be guilty of killing this man. Do what you want!”
- John 19:15Then the Jews shouted, “Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked them, “Should I crucify your king?” The chief priests responded, “The emperor is the only king we have!”
- Acts 5:33When the men on the council heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute the apostles.
- Acts 7:54As council members listened to Stephen, they became noticeably furious.
- Acts 7:57But the council members shouted and refused to listen. Then they rushed at Stephen with one purpose in mind,
- Acts 23:10The quarrel was becoming violent, and the officer was afraid that they would tear Paul to pieces. So the officer ordered his soldiers to drag Paul back to the barracks.
- Luke 4:14Jesus returned to Galilee. The power of the Spirit was with him, and the news about him spread throughout the surrounding country.
- Matthew 4:12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee.
- Mark 1:14After John had been put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee and told people the Good News of God.
- John 1:43The next day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee. He found Philip and told him, “Follow me!”
- John 2:11Cana in Galilee was the place where Jesus began to perform miracles. He made his glory public there, 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
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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
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