Luke 23:20
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
Luke 23:20 in other translations
| BSB | Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again, |
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| WEB | Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus, |
| ASV | And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus; |
| YLT | Pilate again then--wishing to release Jesus--called to them, |
| DARBY | Pilate therefore, desirous to release Jesus, again addressed them. |
| BBE | And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free. |
| Webster | Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spoke again to them. |
What does Luke 23:20 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 23:13-25
The fear of man brings many into this snare, that they will do an unjust thing, against their consciences, rather than get into trouble. Pilate declares Jesus innocent, and has a mind to release him; yet, to please the people, he would punish him as an evil-doer. If no fault be found in him, why chastise him? Pilate yielded at length; he had not courage to go against so strong a stream. He delivered Jesus to their…
Luke 23:20 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 23:20
- Mark 15:15
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
- Matthew 14:8-9
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger. And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
- John 19:12
And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cesar.
- Matthew 27:19
When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
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Context
- Luke 23:19
(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
- Luke 23:20
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
- Luke 23:21
But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
Luke 23:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y hablóles otra vez Pilato, queriendo soltar á Jesús. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Pilate donc s’adressa de nouveau à eux, désirant relâcher Jésus. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Pilatus rief ihnen nun wiederum zu, indem er Jesum losgeben wollte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Iterum autem Pilatus locutus est ad eos, volens dimittere Jesum. |