Luke 23:3

3 Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "You say 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 assembly rose as a body and brought Jesus before Pilate.

2 They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to the emperor, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king."

3 Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "You say so."

4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man.

5 But they were insistent and said, "He stirs up the people by teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where he began even to this place."