Luca 23:6

6 Allora Pilato, avendo udito nominar Galilea, domandò se quell’uomo era Galileo.

Luca 23:6 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:6

When Pilate heard of Galilee
"The name of Galilee", as the Syriac and Persic versions read when that was mentioned, he asked;
the Ethiopic version says, the "Galilaeans"; some of which might be present, being come to the feast of the passover, and were very proper persons to inquire of: whether the man were a Galilean;
so Jesus was reputed to be: for though he was born at Bethlehem of Judah, he was brought up at Nazareth in Galilee, where he spent the greater part of his private life, and his public ministry was chiefly exercised in those parts; hence the Jews thought, that he came out of Galilee, and was a Galilean, ( John 7:41 John 7:52 ) and so he used to be called by Julian the apostate; and it seems, that the answer returned to Pilate was, that he was a Galilean; and so the Persic version adds, and they said, yes; for it follows,

Luca 23:6 In-Context

4 E Pilato disse a’ principali sacerdoti, ed alle turbe: Io non trovo maleficio alcuno in quest’uomo

5 Ma essi facevan forza, dicendo: Egli commuove il popolo, insegnando per tutta la Giudea, avendo cominciato da Galilea fin qua.

6 Allora Pilato, avendo udito nominar Galilea, domandò se quell’uomo era Galileo.

7 E, risaputo ch’egli era della giurisdizione di Erode, lo rimandò ad Erode, il quale era anche egli in Gerusalemme a que’ dì.

8 Ed Erode, veduto Gesù, se ne rallegrò grandemente; perciocchè da molto tempo desiderava di vederlo; perchè avea udite molte cose di lui, e sperava veder fargli qualche miracolo.