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 were urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.

and presenting them to the magistrates, they said, These are the men that exceedingly disturb the peace of our city, being Jews,

But not finding them there, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the city magistrates, roaring out, These are the men who are movers of sedition through the world, and are come in hither;

For we found this fellow a pest [to society], and exciting sedition among all the Jews throughout the whole world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazareans:

Forbidding

And watching him, they sent men they had suborned, who pretended that they were righteous persons, in order to lay hold of some word of his, that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.

But that we give them no offence, go unto the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish which cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a stater, that take and give them for me and thee.

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he to them, Render therefore to Caesar, the things which are Caesar's; and to God, the things which are God's.

Now the chief priests and elders and the whole sanhedrim, sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

And Jesus addressing them, said, Render the things which are Caesar's, to Caesar; and what belongs to God, to God. And they marvelled at him.

Then the chief priests, and the whole sanhedrim, sought for witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; yet found none.

neither can they produce any proof of the facts of which they accuse me.

keeping a good conscience; that whereas they malign you, as evil doers, they may be confounded who take pleasure in ridiculing your good conduct in Christ.

General references

(who for a certain sedition raised in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.)

and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to a sentence of death, and crucified him.