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 kept on crying out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” 22And he said to them a third time, “Why, what has this Man done wrong? I have found in His case no grounds for a sentence of death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.” But they were insistent, with loud voices, demanding that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail. 24And so Pilate decided to have their demand carried out. 25And he released the man for whom they were asking, who had been thrown into prison for a revolt and murder; but he handed Jesus over to their will.

Luke 23:23 word by word

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

• But they were insistentἐπίκειμαιepikeimai · to lay onG1945
• with loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voicesφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• demandingαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• that He be crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• to prevailκατισχύωkatischuō · to prevailG2729

Cross-references for Luke 23:23

• Luke 23:5But they kept on insisting, saying, “He is stirring up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee, as far as this place!”
• Psalms 22:12Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
• Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who devour, Among sons of mankind whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue is a sharp sword.
• Zechariah 11:8Then I did away with the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also was tired of 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

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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