Lukas 23:13

13 And Pilate, when he had assembled the Rashei Hakohanim and the manhigim and the people,

Lukas 23:13 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:13

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests,
&c.] That is, after Herod had sent back Christ unto him, he then summoned the chief priests together, to consider what should be done to him: and with them also, the rulers and the people;
both the civil and ecclesiastical rulers, and the chief among the people, who had been forward in accusing Jesus, and seeking his death: the latter of these is not read in the Persic version; and both are joined together in the Syriac and Ethiopic versions, and read thus; by the former, "the princes, or chiefs of the people": and by the latter, "the judges of the people": in a word, he convened the whole sanhedrim, which consisted of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders of the people.

Lukas 23:13 In-Context

11 And having treated him with contempt, Herod with his chaiyalim also ridiculed him, having clothed him in an elegant royal robe. So they thus sent back him to Pilate.

12 And Herod and Pilate became fast friends with one another on that very day, for they were previously at enmity toward each other.

13 And Pilate, when he had assembled the Rashei Hakohanim and the manhigim and the people,

14 Said to them, You brought to me this man causing the people to rise up in mered (revolt), and, hinei, I have cross-examined him before you and I found nothing in this man of the crime of which you make accusations against him.

15 And neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us, and, hinei, nothing worthy of mishpat mavet has been done by him.