Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 23:1

Charles Spurgeon Commentary

Luke 23:1

1834–1892
Baptist
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon Commentary

Luke 23:1

1834–1892
Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate." — Luke 23:1 (ASV)

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And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him to Pilate. And they began to accuse him saying, We found this -

Put in what word you like - villains - scoundrel - our translators could not find a better word than that inexpressive-expressive word "fellow." We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a King. They shift the charge, you see, now; before, it was blasphemy, now it is sedition.

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him to Pilate.

Our Lord had been taken to the tribunal of Annas and Caiaphas, and so the whole multitude of them arose and led him to Pilate. The first two tribunals were ecclesiastical and religious.

There they charged him with crimes against the law. Now they take him to Pilate, and bring accusations against him, concerning Caesar and the Roman Government. The whole multitude of them arose and led him to Pilate.