Parallel Verses

Montgomery New Testament

and began to accuse him. "We have found this fellow perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and proclaiming that he is the Messiah and King."

New American Standard Bible

And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

International Standard Version

They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."

A Conservative Version

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ, a king.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

They began to accuse Jesus, asserting, “We found this Man misleading and perverting our nation and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming that He Himself is Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), a King.”

An Understandable Version

They began bringing accusations against Him, saying, "We discovered this man misleading the people of our nation and telling them not to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming that he himself was the Messiah, a king!"

Anderson New Testament

And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man turning the people away, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Bible in Basic English

And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Common New Testament

And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king."

Daniel Mace New Testament

and thus they began their charge, we found this man subverting our nation, opposing the giving tribute to Cesar, asserting that he himself is Christ the king.

Darby Translation

And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Godbey New Testament

And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found Him perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that He is Christ, a King.

Goodspeed New Testament

and they made this charge against him: "Here is a man whom we have found misleading our nation, and forbidding the payment of taxes to the emperor, and claiming to be an anointed king himself."

John Wesley New Testament

And they accused him saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.

Julia Smith Translation

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a King.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man misleading our nation and forbidding [us] to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying [he] himself is Christ, a king!"

Modern King James verseion

And they began to accuse Him, saying, We have found this one perverting the nation and forbidding them to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be a king, Christ.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they began to accuse him saying, "We have found this fellow, perverting the people and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar: and saying that he is Christ, a King."

Moffatt New Testament

They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah."

NET Bible

They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king."

New Heart English Bible

They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king."

Noyes New Testament

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 the Christ, the king.

Sawyer New Testament

And they accused him, saying, We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar, saying that he is an anointed king.

The Emphasized Bible

And they began to accuse him, saying - This one, found we, perverting our nation, and forbidding to give, tribute unto Caesar, - and affirming himself to be, an anointed king.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and began to accuse him, saying, We have found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar; pretending that he himself is the King Messiah.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And they began to accuse him: "This is a man whom we found misleading our people, preventing them from paying taxes to the Emperor, and giving out that he himself is 'Christ, a King.'"

Webster

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.

Weymouth New Testament

"We have found this man," they said, "an agitator among our nation, forbidding the payment of tribute to Caesar, and claiming to be himself an anointed king."

Williams New Testament

Here they began to make the following charges against Him: "We have found this fellow corrupting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar and claiming to be a king himself."

World English Bible

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."

Worrell New Testament

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!"

Worsley New Testament

And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbiding to give tribute to Cesar; saying, that He himself is Christ the king.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἄρχομαι 
Archomai 
Usage: 69

to accuse
κατηγορέω 
Kategoreo 
Usage: 20

him

Usage: 0

λέγω 
Lego 
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045
Usage: 1045

We found
εὑρίσκω 
heurisko 
find,
Usage: 130

τοῦτον 
Touton 
Usage: 50

διαστρέφω 
Diastrepho 
Usage: 5

the nation
ἔθνος 
Ethnos 
Usage: 132

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

κωλύω 
Koluo 
Usage: 15

to give
δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254

φόρος 
Phoros 
Usage: 5

to Cæsar
Καῖσαρ 
Kaisar 
Usage: 24

ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

is
εἶναι 
Einai 
to be, be, was, is, am, are, were, not tr,
Usage: 97

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

Devotionals

Devotionals about Luke 23:2

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Prayers for Luke 23:2

Context Readings

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

1 Then the whole company rose up and brought him to Pilate, 2 and began to accuse him. "We have found this fellow perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and proclaiming that he is the Messiah and King." 3 Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him saying, "Certainly I am."


Cross References

John 19:12

After that Pilate began to seek to release him, but the Jews shouted out. "If you release this man you are no friend of the Emperor. Any man who makes himself out to be king is a rebel against the Emperor."

Mark 15:3-5

When the chief priests continued making many accusations against him, Pilate repeatedly questioned him.

Luke 23:14

and said to them. "You brought before me this man as one who incited the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence, and I find no fault in this man regarding the charges that you brought against him.

John 18:30

In reply they said, "If he had not been a criminal, we should not have handed him over you."

Acts 17:6-7

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.

Acts 24:5

"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.

Matthew 17:27

"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."

Matthew 22:21

"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."

Matthew 26:59-60

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

Mark 12:17

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.

Mark 14:55-56

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;

Mark 14:61-62

But he remained silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest questioned him. "Are you the Christ," he said, "the Son of the Blessed?"

Luke 20:20-25

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.

Luke 22:69-70

"But from henceforth the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

Luke 23:5

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

John 18:33-37

So Pilate went into the Praetorium again, and summoned Jesus. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he said.

Acts 16:20-21

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

Acts 24:13

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

1 Peter 3:16-18

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.

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