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Luke 23:6

Pontius

4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

5 But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”

When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

7 And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.

8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
KJV
When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilæan.
WEB
But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
ASV
But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.
DARBY
But Pilate, having heard Galilee [named], demanded if the man were a Galilaean;
BLB
And Pilate, having heard, asked whether the man is a Galilean.
ÅB
Da Pilatus hørte det, spurte han om mannen var fra Galilea,
OTB
Da Pilatus hørte dette, spurte han om mannen var galileer.
B1930
Da Pilatus hørte det, spurte han om mannen var fra Galilea,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 5:37

    After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

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  • Luke 13:1

    At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

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