Luke 23:1

1 And they all went and took him before Pilate.

Luke 23:1 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:1

And the whole multitude of them
Of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders; the whole of the sanhedrim, excepting Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea, having in their court condemned Christ to death:

arose;
from the council chamber, where they sat in judgment upon him:

and led him unto Pilate,
the Roman governor, and into the praetorium, or judgment hall, where causes were tried by him; hither they brought Jesus, having bound him as a prisoner and a malefactor, that their sentence might be confirmed by civil authority, and that he might be put to the death of the cross, which was a Roman punishment.

Luke 23:1 In-Context

1 And they all went and took him before Pilate.

2 And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

3 And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong

5 But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.