Luke 23:2 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 23:2

And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”

BSB

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ASV

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.

KJV

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of Luke, Sermon 151 (444)

But let us see what was the manner of their wickedness, and what also they said to Pilate, when framing their accusations against our common Saviour Christ. "We found this man perverting our people, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying of Himself that He is Christ a King." And yet, but a short time before He was tried by you, and of questions such as this no point was raised; only He was asked, whether He were the Christ. This it was which you then sought to learn, and beside it absolutely nothing.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Our Lord is accused and is silent, for He needs no defence. Let them cast about for defence who fear to be conquered. He does not then confirm, the accusation by His silence, but He despises it by not refuting it. Why then should He fear who does not court safety? The Safety of all men forfeits His own, that He may gain that of all.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(2.) As making himself a rival with Cæsar, though the very reason why they rejected him, and would not own him to be the Messiah, was because he did not appear in worldly pomp and power, and did not set up for a temporal prince, nor offer to do any thing against Cæsar; yet this is what they charged him with, that he said, he himself is Christ a king.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Perverting the nation - The Greek word διαστρεφοντα, signifies stirring up to disaffection and rebellion. Many MSS. and versions add ἡμων, Our nation. They intimated that he not only preached corrupt doctrine, but that he endeavored to make them disaffected towards the Roman government, for which they now pretended to feel a strong affection! Several copies of the Itala add, Destroying our law and prophets. Et solventem legem nostram et prophetas. Forbidding to give tribute to Caesar - These were the falsest slanders that could be invented. The whole of our Lord’s conduct disproved them.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἤρξαντο	Ērxanto	They began	G757 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
κατηγορεῖν	katēgorein	to accuse	G2723 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	Him	G846 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying;	G3004 →
τοῦτον	touton	This [man]	G3778 →
εὕραμεν	heuramen	we found	G2147 →
διαστρέφοντα	diastrephonta	misleading	G1294 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἔθνος	ethnos	nation	G1484 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	of us	G3165 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
κωλύοντα	kōluonta	forbidding	G2967 →
φόρους	phorous	tribute	G5411 →
Καίσαρι	Kaisari	to Caesar	G2541 →
διδόναι	didonai	to be given	G1325 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λέγοντα	legonta	declaring	G3004 →
ἑαυτὸν	he'auton	Himself	G1438 →
χριστὸν	christon	Christ	G5547 →
βασιλέα	basilea	a king	G935 →
εἶναι.¶	einai	to be.	G1511 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 18:30
“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”
leads to
- Luke 23:2–5
  And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 10:33
  “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to…
- Acts 3:13
  The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
- Luke 20:19–26
  When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
Through
Luke 23:14
and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges…
leads to
- Daniel 6:4
  Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.
- Hebrews 7:26
  Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Through
John 19:12
From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
leads to
- Acts 17:6–7
  But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
- John 18:33–36
  Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke