Lucas 23:16

16 Portanto, eu o castigarei e depois o soltarei”.

Lucas 23:16 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:16

I will therefore chastise him
Give him some correction, as by scourging, or beating with rods: this he proposed, not because he thought him deserving of it, but in complaisance to the Jews; since it would look as if their charges were not altogether weak and groundless; and that Jesus was not entirely innocent: this would carry a show of guilt and punishment, and he hoped this might be thought sufficient, and so he should please them, and save Jesus from dying, which he much desired: and release him; from his bonds, and let him go.

Lucas 23:16 In-Context

14 dizendo-lhes: “Vocês me trouxeram este homem como alguém que estava incitando o povo à rebelião. Eu o examinei na presença de vocês e não achei nenhuma base para as acusações que fazem contra ele.

15 Nem Herodes, pois ele o mandou de volta para nós. Como podem ver, ele nada fez que mereça a morte.

16 Portanto, eu o castigarei e depois o soltarei”.

17 Ele era obrigado a soltar-lhes um preso durante a festa.

18 A uma só voz eles gritaram: “Acaba com ele! Solta-nos Barrabás!”