Passage

Luke 23.1-25

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate. 2. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king. 3. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest. 4. And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man. 5. But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place. 6. But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. 7. And when he knew that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these days. 8. Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him. 9. And he questioned him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 10. And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. 11. And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate. 12. And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day: for before they were at enmity between themselves. 13. And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14. and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15. no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him. 16. I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 18. But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:, 19. one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison. 20. And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus; 21. but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him. 22. And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him. 23. But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24. And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done. 25. And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will."

"26. And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus. 27. And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him." (Luke 23:1-27, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate. 2. They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” 3. Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.” 4. Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.” 5. But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.” 6. But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean. 7. When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days. 8. Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him. 9. He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers. 10. The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. 11. Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate. 12. Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other. 13. Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14. and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him. 15. Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. 16. I will therefore chastise him and release him.” 17. Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast. 18. But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”, 19. one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder. 20. Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus, 21. but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!” 22. He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.” 23. But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed. 24. Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done. 25. He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will."

"26. When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it after Jesus. 27. A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him." (Luke 23:1-27, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. 2. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. 3. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 4. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. 5. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 6. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. 7. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. 8. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 9. Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 10. And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 11. And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. 12. And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. 13. And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14. Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15. No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 16. I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 17. (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) 18. And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: 19. (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) 20. Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. 21. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. 22. And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 23. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. 24. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. ^{gave: or, assented} 25. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will."

"26. And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. 27. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him." (Luke 23:1-27, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And having risen, the whole multitude of them did lead him to Pilate, 2. and began to accuse him, saying, 'This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.' 3. And Pilate questioned him, saying, 'Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, 'Thou dost say [it].' 4. And Pilate said unto the chief priests, and the multitude, 'I find no fault in this man;' 5. and they were the more urgent, saying, 'He doth stir up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea, having begun from Galilee, unto this place.' 6. And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the man is a Galilean, 7. and having known that he is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he being also in Jerusalem in those days. 8. And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long [time] to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him, 9. and was questioning him in many words, and he answered him nothing. 10. And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing him, 11. and Herod with his soldiers having set him at nought, and having mocked, having put around him gorgeous apparel, did send him back to Pilate, 12. and both Pilate and Herod became friends on that day with one another, for they were before at enmity between themselves. 13. And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people, 14. said unto them, 'Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him; 15. no, nor yet Herod, for I sent you back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him; 16. having chastised, therefore, I will release him,' 17. for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast, 18. and they cried out, the whole multitude, saying, 'Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,' 19. who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison. 20. Pilate again then, wishing to release Jesus, called to them, 21. but they were calling out, saying, 'Crucify, crucify him.' 22. And he a third time said unto them, 'Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release [him].' 23. And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing, 24. and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done, 25. and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will."

"26. And as they led him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put on him the cross, to bear [it] behind Jesus. 27. And there was following him a great multitude of the people, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting him," (Luke 23:1-27, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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