Luca 23:3

3 E Pilato lo domandò, dicendo: Sei tu il Re de’ Giudei? Ed egli, rispondendogli, disse: Tu lo dici.

Luca 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.

Luca 23:3 In-Context

1 ALLORA tutta la moltitudine di loro si levò, e lo menò a Pilato.

2 E cominciarono ad accusarlo, dicendo: Noi abbiam trovato costui sovvertendo la nazione, e divietando di dare i tributi a Cesare, dicendo sè esser il Cristo, il Re.

3 E Pilato lo domandò, dicendo: Sei tu il Re de’ Giudei? Ed egli, rispondendogli, disse: Tu lo dici.

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.