Luke 23:4
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,“I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”
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- John 18:38 : 38 Pilate asked,“What is truth?” When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced,“I find no basis for an accusation against him.
- Mark 15:14 : 14 Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
- 1 Pet 2:22 : 22 He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth.
- Luke 23:22 : 22 A third time he said to them,“Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release him.”
- 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.
- Luke 23:14-15 : 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. 15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing deserving death.
- Matt 27:19 : 19 As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him:“Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today.”
- Matt 27:23-24 : 23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!” 24 Jesus is Condemned and Mocked When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said,“I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!”
- John 19:4-6 : 4 Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him.” 5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!” 6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”
- Heb 7:26 : 26 For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- 1 Pet 1:19 : 19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.
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- Luke 23:13-153 verses87%
13 Jesus Brought Before the Crowd Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,
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.
15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing deserving death.
- John 19:4-63 verses85%
4 Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him.”
5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”
6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”
- John 18:38-392 verses82%
38 Pilate asked,“What is truth?” When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced,“I find no basis for an accusation against him.
39 But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
- Luke 23:1-33 verses77%
1 Jesus Brought Before Pilate 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.”
- Luke 23:20-245 verses77%
20 Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted to release Jesus.
21 But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
22 A third time he said to them,“Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release him.”
23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.
24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
- John 18:29-313 verses76%
29 So Pilate came outside to them and said,“What accusation do you bring against this man?”
30 They replied,“If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”
- Mark 15:2-54 verses76%
2 So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
3 Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
4 So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
- Matt 27:22-243 verses76%
22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
24 Jesus is Condemned and Mocked When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said,“I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!”
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12 So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”
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35 Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
- John 19:21-222 verses75%
21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”
22 Pilate answered,“What I have written, I have written.”
- John 19:14-152 verses75%
14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”
15 Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”
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14 Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
- Luke 23:5-62 verses73%
5 But they persisted in saying,“He incites the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!”
6 Jesus Brought Before Herod Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
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9 So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
- Matt 27:11-133 verses73%
11 Jesus and Pilate Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said,“You say so.”
12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.
13 Then Pilate said to him,“Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”
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55 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.
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29 I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.
- John 19:9-124 verses71%
9 and he went back into the governor’s residence and said to Jesus,“Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 So Pilate said,“Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?”
11 Jesus replied,“You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
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!”
- Luke 23:9-102 verses71%
9 So Herod questioned him at considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.
10 The chief priests and the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.
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28 Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
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20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.
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33 Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”