Luke 23:3

3 Then Pilate asked Him, "You, then, are the King of the Jews?" "It is as you say," He replied.

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 whole assembly rose and brought Him to Pilate, and began to accuse Him.

2 "We have found this man," they said, "an agitator among our nation, forbidding the payment of tribute to Caesar, and claiming to be himself an anointed king."

3 Then Pilate asked Him, "You, then, are the King of the Jews?" "It is as you say," He replied.

4 Pilate said to the High Priests and to the crowd, "I can find no crime in this man.

5 But they violently insisted. "He stirs up the people," they said, "throughout all Judaea with His teaching--even from Galilee (where He first started) to this city."