Luke 23:2

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Summary

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.

Perverting

Forbidding

General references

Luke 23:19

Luke 24:20

Bible References

Perverting

But they persisted and said, "He is stirring up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He began in Galilee and he has come here."

and brought them before the chief magistrates. "These men," they said, "are Jews, and they are making a great disturbance in our town.

As they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the town magistrates, shouting, "The men who have made trouble all over the world have come here too,

For we have found this man a pest and a disturber of the peace among Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect,

Forbidding

So they kept watch of him and set some spies who pretended to be honest men to fasten on something that he said, so that they might hand him over to the control and authority of the governor.

But rather than give offense to them, go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take that and pay the tax for us both."

They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Then pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!"

Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

And Jesus said, "Pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!" And they were astonished at him.

The high priests and the whole council tried to get evidence against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they could find none,

and they cannot sustain the charges they have just made against me.

and keep your conscience clear, so that those who abuse your upright Christian conduct may be made ashamed of their slanders.

General references

(He was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had taken place in the city and for murder.)

and how the high priests and our leading men gave him up to be sentenced to death, and had him crucified.