Luke 23:2

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

¹ Then the whole group of them rose up and brought Jesus before Pilate. ² 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." ³ So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."

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John 19:12

From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out, "If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!"

Mark 15:3-5

Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.

Luke 23:14

and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

John 18:30

They replied, "If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."

Acts 17:6-7

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,

Acts 24:5

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.

1 Kings 18:17

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

1 Kings 21:10-13

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."

Psalm 35:11

Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

Psalm 62:4

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)

Psalm 64:3-6

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

Jeremiah 20:10

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.

Jeremiah 37:13-15

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!"

Jeremiah 38:4

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."

Amos 7:10

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.

Zechariah 11:8

Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.

Matthew 17:27

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."

Matthew 22:21

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."

Matthew 26:59-60

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

Mark 12:17

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.

Mark 14:55-56

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.

Mark 14:61-62

But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

Luke 20:20-25

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.

Luke 22:69-70

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

Luke 23:5

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

John 18:33-37

So Pilate went back into the governor's residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

Acts 16:20-21

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

Acts 24:13

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

1 Peter 3:16-18

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.