Luke 23 · Verse 5

Luke 23:5

And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
Luke 23:5, King James Version

Luke 23:5 in other translations

BSBBut they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
WEBBut they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”
ASVBut they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judæa, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place.
YLTand they were the more urgent, saying--‘He doth stir up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea--having begun from Galilee--unto this place.'
DARBYBut they insisted, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee even on to here.
BBEBut they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.
WebsterAnd they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.

What does Luke 23:5 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 5. The more fierce. The more urgent and pressing. They saw that there was a prospect of losing their cause, and they attempted to press on Pilate the point that would be most likely now to affect him. Pilate had, in fact, acquitted him of the charge of being an enemy to Caesar, and they therefore urged the other point more vehemently.

Stirreth up the people. Excites them to tumult and sedition.

All Jewry. All Judea.

From Galilee to this place. To Jerusalem-that is, throughout the whole country. It is not merely in one place, but from one end of the land to the other.

(h) "more fierce" Ps 57:4

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Saying, He stirreth up the people, etc. - In the Codex Colbertinus, a copy of the ancient Itala or Antehieronymian version, this verse stands thus: He stirreth up the people, beginning from Galilee, and teaching through all Judea unto this place; our wives and our children he hath rendered averse from us, and he is not baptized as we are. As the Jews found that their charge of sedition was deemed frivolous by Pilate, they changed it, and brought a charge equally false and groundless against his doctrine.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 23:1-5

Pilate well understood the difference between armed forces and our Lord's followers. But instead of being softened by Pilate's declaration of his innocence, and considering whether they were not bringing the guilt of innocent blood upon themselves, the Jews were the more angry. The Lord brings his designs to a glorious end, even by means of those who follow the devices of their own hearts. Thus all parties joined…

Read the full comment on Luke 23:1-5 →

Luke 23:5 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdeButG1161
ἐπίσχυονepischuonthey were insistingG2001
λέγοντεςlegontessayingG3004
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἀνασείειanaseieiHe stirs upG383
τὸνtontheG3588
λαὸνlaonpeopleG2992
διδάσκωνdidaskōnteachingG1321
καθ᾽kath᾽throughoutG2596
ὅληςholēsallG3650
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasof JudeaG2449
ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosHe has begunG757
ἀπὸapofromG575
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasGalileeG1056
ἕωςhe'ōsuntilG2193
ὧδε.¶hōdehere.G5602

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 23:5

  • John 1:43

    The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

  • John 2:11

    This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

  • Mark 1:14

    Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

  • Matthew 4:23

    And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

  • John 19:15

    But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.

  • Psalms 22:16

    For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

  • Luke 11:53

    And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

  • Acts 7:57

    Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

  • Acts 5:33

    When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

  • Psalms 69:4

    They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

  • Acts 23:10

    And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

  • John 7:41

    Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they.
23; 11:53; Ps 22:12,13,16; 57:4; 69:4; Mt 27:24; Joh 19:15; Ac 5:33
Ac 7:54,57; 23:10
beginning.
4:14,15; Mt 4:12-16,23; Mr 1:14; Joh 1:43; 2:11; 7:41,52; Ac 10:37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 23:4

    Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

  • Luke 23:5

    And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

  • Luke 23:6

    When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean.

Read all of Luke 23

Luke 23:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas ellos porfiaban, diciendo: Alborota al pueblo, enseñando por toda Judea, comenzando desde Galilea hasta aquí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais ils insistaient, disant: Il soulève le peuple, enseignant par toute la Judée, ayant commencé depuis la Galilée jusqu’ici.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie aber bestanden darauf und sagten: Er wiegelt das Volk auf, indem er durch ganz Judäa hin lehrt, anfangend von Galiläa bis hierher.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		At illi invalescebant, dicentes: Commovet populum docens per universam Judæam, incipiens a Galilæa usque huc.