Luke 23:3

3 ¹And Pilate asked him, ²"Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, ³"You have said so."

Luke 23:3 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:3

And Pilate asked him, saying
Observing that it was said, he had given himself out to be a king; for as for what regarded religion, he took no notice of it; he put this question to him,

art thou the King of the Jews?
that their prophecies speak of, and they have expected;

and he answered him and said, thou sayest it;
that is, thou sayest well; it is as thou sayest, I am the King of the Jews; (See Gill on Matthew 27:11) though he did not leave this without an explanation; without informing him what sort of a king he was, and what kind of a kingdom he had; see ( John 18:36 John 18:37 ) which made Pilate perfectly easy, and desirous to release him, as appears by what follows.

Luke 23:3 In-Context

1 Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate.

2 And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."

3 And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."

4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man.

5 But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:2
• 2. ver. 37, 38; Matthew 2:2; John 18:39; John 19:3
• 3. See Luke 22:70