Focused Passage

Luke 23:13-25

The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope

Jesus is falsely accused before Pilate, mocked by Herod, declared innocent yet condemned under crowd demand, led to crucifixion, warns Jerusalem’s daughters, is crucified between criminals, forgives enemies, saves the repentant criminal, dies in darkness as the temple curtain tears, is declared righteous by a centurion, and is buried by Joseph while the women witness the tomb.

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13Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

14and 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 against Him.

15Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.

16Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

18But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

19(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

20Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,

21but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”

22A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”

23But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

24So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.

25As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Original words

ThenδὲG1161ConjunctionPilateΠιλᾶτοςG4091Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcalled togetherσυνκαλεσάμενοςG4779Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralchief priestsἀρχιερεῖςG749Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralrulersἄρχονταςG758Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularpeopleλαὸνG2992Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 14

Original words

[and] saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralYou broughtΠροσηνέγκατέG4374Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularthisτοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularas [one who]ὡςG5613Adverbwas incitingἀποστρέφονταG654Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularpeople {to rebellion}λαόνG2992Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularhave examined [Him]ἀνακρίναςG350Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhereἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularin your presenceἐνώπιονG1799Preposition. . .ὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural[and] foundεὗρονG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-ἐνG1722PrepositionvvvτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularvvvτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular[Him]ἀνθρώπῳG444Noun - Dative Masculine SingularnotοὐθὲνG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularguiltyαἴτιονG159Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularofὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Pluralyour chargesκατηγορεῖτεG2723Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralagainstκατ’G2596PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 15

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-ἀλλ’G235ConjunctionNeither [has]οὐδὲG3761AdverbHerodἩρῴδηςG2264Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularforγὰρG1063Conjunctionhe sent Him backἀνέπεμψενG375Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionAs you can seeἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularHeαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularhasἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulardoneπεπραγμένονG4238Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularnothingοὐδὲνG3762Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingulardeservingἄξιονG514Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularof deathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 16

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ThereforeοὖνG3767ConjunctionI will punishπαιδεύσαςG3811Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] release [Him]ἀπολύσωG630Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR include 17Now Pilate was obligated to release to the people one prisoner at the feast; see Matthew 27:15 and Mark 15:6.
Verse 18

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunctionthey all cried outἈνέκραγονG349Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralin unisonπαμπληθεὶ*G3826Adverb. . .λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralAway withΑἶρεG142Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularthis [man]τοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionReleaseἀπόλυσονG630Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularBarabbasΒαραββᾶνG912Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularto usἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Verse 19

Original words

([Barabbas]ὅστιςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhad been imprisonedβληθεὶςG906Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular. . .φυλακῇG5438Noun - Dative Feminine SingularforδιὰG1223PrepositionanτινὰG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularinsurrectionστάσινG4714Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-γενομένηνG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularcityπόλειG4172Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionfor murderφόνονG5408Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 20

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionWantingθέλωνG2309Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto releaseἀπολῦσαιG630Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPilateΠιλᾶτοςG4091Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaddressedπροσεφώνησενG4377Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralagainΠάλινG3825Adverb
Verse 21

Original words

butδὲG1161Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey kept shoutingἐπεφώνουνG2019Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralCrucify [Him]ΣταύρουG4717Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularCrucifyσταύρουG4717Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 22

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-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularA third [time]τρίτονG5154Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularhe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-γὰρG1063ConjunctionWhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularevilκακὸνG2556Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular{has} this [man]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulardoneἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularI have foundεὗρονG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularnoοὐδὲνG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularoffense worthyαἴτιονG159Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularof deathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularSoοὖνG3767Conjunctionafter I punishπαιδεύσαςG3811Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularI will release [Him]ἀπολύσωG630Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Verse 23

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-ΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey were insistentἐπέκειντοG1945Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluraldemandingαἰτούμενοιG154Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Pluralwith loud voicesφωναῖςG5456Noun - Dative Feminine Plural. . .μεγάλαιςG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine Pluralfor [Jesus]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto be crucifiedσταυρωθῆναιG4717Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveAndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralclamorφωναὶG5456Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralprevailedκατίσχυονG2729Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR include and that of the chief priests.
Verse 24

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SoκαὶG2532ConjunctionPilateΠιλᾶτοςG4091Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularsentenced [that]ἐπέκρινενG1948Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulardemandαἴτημαG155Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularbe metγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Verse 25

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AsδὲG1161Conjunction-ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularthey had requestedᾐτοῦντοG154Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralhe releasedἀπέλυσενG630Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe [one]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularimprisonedβεβλημένονG906Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .εἰςG1519Preposition. . .φυλακὴνG5438Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularforδιὰG1223PrepositioninsurrectionστάσινG4714Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmurderφόνονG5408Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunctionhe handedπαρέδωκενG3860Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularover toτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralwillθελήματιG2307Noun - Dative Neuter Singular

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