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Luke 23:6

Pontius

4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilæan.

7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

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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 this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

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  • Luke 13:1

    There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

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