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 repeatedly insisted, "He is stirring up the people throughout all Judea with his teaching which started from Galilee."

Then they brought them before the praetors, saying. "These fellows are Jews, who are making a great disturbance in our city.

And when they had failed to find Paul and Silas, they began to drag Jason and some of the brethren before the politarchs, shouting. "These fellows who have upset the habitable earth are come hither also.

"For we have found this fellow a pest, an inciter of insurrection among all the Jews of the empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes.

Forbidding

So they watched him, and sent spies who pretended to be honest men, in order to seize on his speech, and to deliver him up to authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

"Nevertheless, that we may not give offense, go to the seaside, throw in your hook; take the first fish that rises, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel in it. Take it and give it to them for us both."

"Caesar's," they answered. Then he said to them, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's."

And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to get false evidence against Jesus, in order that they might have him executed;

And Jesus said, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God, the things that are God's." They were amazed at him.

Meanwhile the high priests and all of the Sanhedrin were trying to get evidence against Jesus, so as to have him put to death, but they found none;

"Nor can they prove the charges which they are now bringing against me.

See that you have a clear conscience, so that, although they speak of you as evil-doers, these libelers of your good Christian lives may be ashamed.

General references

(This was a man who had been thrown in prison on account of a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder.)

"and how our high priest and ruler delivered him to be condemned to death and crucified him.