Luke 23:1-5 - Jesus Brought Before Pilate

¹ Then the whole assembly got up and brought Him before Pilate. ² 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.”

³ So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “It is just as you say.”

⁴ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this Man.”

⁵ But they were insistent and said, “He stirs up the people [to rebel], teaching throughout Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as here [in Jerusalem].”

²⁸ Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor’s palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the Passover [supper].

²⁹ So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”

³⁰ They answered, “If He were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you [for judgment].”

³¹ Then Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and judge Him according to your own law.” The Jews said, “We are not permitted to put anyone to death.” ³² This was to fulfill the word which Jesus had spoken to indicate by what manner of death He was going to die.