Luke 23:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Acts 24:5

Forbidding

General references

Luke 23:19

Luke 24:20

Bible References

Perverting

But they persisted in saying, "He incites the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!"

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is it really you, the one who brings disaster on Israel?"

So these officials said to the king, "This man must be put to death. For he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in the city as well as all the other people there by these things he is saying. This man is not seeking to help these people but is trying to harm them."

Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel: "Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! The land cannot endure all his prophecies.

When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews

When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, screaming, "These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here too,

For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Forbidding

Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

Also seat two villains opposite him and have them testify, 'You cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death."

Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying, "Come on, let's publicly denounce him!" All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say, "Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

But he only got as far as the Benjamin Gate. There an officer in charge of the guards named Irijah, who was the son of Shelemiah and the grandson of Hananiah, stopped him. He seized Jeremiah and said, "You are deserting to the Babylonians!"

But so that we don't offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you."

They replied, "Caesar's." He said to them, "Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were utterly amazed at him.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.

nor can they prove to you the things they are accusing me of doing.

Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.

General references

(This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)

and how our chief priests and rulers handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.