LUKE 23:4 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no cause in this man.”

UST Then Pilate said to the chief priests and to the crowd, “This man is not guilty of any crime.”

BLB And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man."

AICNT Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”

OEB But Pilate, turning to the chief priests and the people, said, ‘I do not see anything to find fault with in this man.’

WEBBE Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”

LSV And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude, “I find no fault in this Man”;

FBV Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I don't find this man guilty of any crime.”

TCNT Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no fault in this man.”

T4T Pilate said to the chief priests and the rest of the crowd, “I do not conclude that this man is guilty of any crime.”

LEB So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”

BBE And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong.

Moff And Pilate said to the high priests and the crowds, "I cannot find anything criminal about him."

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

ASV And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.

DRA And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man.

YLT And Pilate said unto the chief priests, and the multitude, 'I find no fault in this man;'

Drby And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find no guilt in this man.

RV And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.

SLT And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, I find nothing blameworthy in this man.

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

KJB-1769 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

KJB-1611 Then saide Pilate to the chiefe Priests, and to the people, I finde no fault in this man.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Then saide Pilate to the hye priestes, and to the people: I finde no fault in this man.
(Then said Pilate to the high priests, and to the people: I find no fault in this man.)

Gnva Then sayd Pilate to the hie Priests, and to the people, I finde no fault in this man.
(Then said Pilate to the high Priests, and to the people, I find no fault in this man. )

Cvdl Pilate sayde vnto ye hye prestes and to the people: I fynde no cause in this man.
(Pilate said unto ye/you_all high priests and to the people: I find no cause in this man.)

TNT Then sayde Pylate to the hye prestes and to the people: I fynde noo faute in this man.
(Then said Pilate to the high priests and to the people: I find noo fault in this man. )

Wycl And Pilat seide to the princis of prestis, and to the puple, Y fynde no thing of cause in this man.
(And Pilate said to the princes of priests, and to the people, I find no thing of cause in this man.)

Luth Pilatus sprach zu den Hohenpriestern und zum Volk: Ich finde keine Ursache an diesem Menschen.
(Pilatus spoke to/for the high_priests and for_the people: I find no cause at/to this_one people.)

ClVg Ait autem Pilatus ad principes sacerdotum et turbas: Nihil invenio causæ in hoc homine.[fn]
(He_said however Pilatus to leaders priests and crowds: Nothing I_foundo causes in/into/on this man. )

23.4 Nihil invenio. Pridie quam pateretur Dominus, ait discipulis: Venit princeps mundi hujus, et non habet in me quidquam Luc. 20.. Sed quia princeps, id est Pilatus, eum absolvit, in quo nihil damnationis invenit, vide quid agant Judæi qui non æquitatis amore verum investigant, sed invidiæ stimulo justum damnare laborant.

23.4 Nothing I_foundo. Pridie how to_suffertur Master, he_said students: He_came prince world of_this, and not/no has in/into/on me anything Luc. 20.. But because prince, that it_is Pilatus, him absolvit, in/into/on where nothing of_condemnation he_found, see what agant Jews who/which not/no equaltatis with_love true investigant, but envy stimulo just damnare they_work_hard.

UGNT ὁ δὲ Πειλᾶτος εἶπεν πρὸς τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τοὺς ὄχλους, οὐδὲν εὑρίσκω αἴτιον ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳ.
(ho de Peilatos eipen pros tous arⱪiereis kai tous oⱪlous, ouden heuriskō aition en tōi anthrōpōi toutōi.)

SBL-GNT ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος εἶπεν πρὸς τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τοὺς ὄχλους· Οὐδὲν εὑρίσκω αἴτιον ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳ.
(ho de Pilatos eipen pros tous arⱪiereis kai tous oⱪlous; Ouden heuriskō aition en tōi anthrōpōi toutōi.)

RP-GNT Ὁ δὲ Πιλάτος εἶπεν πρὸς τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τοὺς ὄχλους, Οὐδὲν εὑρίσκω αἴτιον ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳ.
(Ho de Pilatos eipen pros tous arⱪiereis kai tous oⱪlous, Ouden heuriskō aition en tōi anthrōpōi toutōi.)

TC-GNT Ὁ δὲ [fn]Πιλάτος εἶπε πρὸς τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τοὺς [fn]ὄχλους, Οὐδὲν εὑρίσκω αἴτιον ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳ.
(Ho de Pilatos eipe pros tous arⱪiereis kai tous oⱪlous, Ouden heuriskō aition en tōi anthrōpōi toutōi. )

23:4 πιλατος ¦ πειλατος TH WH

23:4 οχλους ¦ οχλους οτι ANT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 22:66–23:25: Leaders put Jesus on trial and condemned him to die

Luke indicates that Jesus had several trials. These trials can also be considered to be several parts of the same trial. Luke recorded the details of four of these trials. The chart here lists them according to who was leading at each trial:

22:66–71	the Jewish council
23:1–5	Pilate
23:6–12	Herod
23:13–25	Pilate again

In all of Jesus’ trials, there was no one who could prove that Jesus had broken any law of God or man. However, even though he had not done anything wrong, the Roman governor Pilate sentenced him to die on a cross.

The Notes suggest a section heading for each of the trials in the chart. However, you may decide to have one heading for Section Group 22:66–23:25 like the one suggested in the Section Group box above. Another example of a heading for this section group is:

The leaders tried and condemned Jesus

23:4a

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,

¶ Then Pilate said to the leaders of the priests and to the people,
¶ After Pilate questioned Jesus, he told the leading priests and the other people who were there,

Then: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as Then can be translated in several ways, including “then,” “and,” or “but.” The context implies that some time passed between 23:3 and 23:4. During this time, Pilate probably asked Jesus more questions.The parallel passage in John tells more about what Pilate and Jesus said to each other. The passages in Matthew and Mark also imply that Pilate asked Jesus more questions. In some languages it may be necessary to indicate that some time passed. For example:

After that

When Pilate finished asking Jesus questions

Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds: This clause introduces what Pilate decided after he questioned Jesus. Pilate told this decision publicly to all the people who were gathered there.

Another way to introduce his words are:

Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd (NIV)

the chief priests and the crowds: The chief priests and the crowds are mentioned here for the first time in this chapter. The chief priests were important members of the Jewish council. The phrase the crowds probably implies that many people had gathered there to see what was happening. Introduce them here in a natural way in your language. Some ways to do that in English are:

the chief priests and all the many other people who had gathered there

the leading priests and other Jewish council members and to the many other people who had come. He said

Introduce the statement in a natural way in your language.

chief priests: The term chief priests occurred in 22:66. You should translate it in the same way here. For more information and translation advice, see the note at 19:47b–d.

23:4b

“I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

“I did not discover any reason to charge/accuse this man.”
“I see/perceive no reason to say that this man is guilty of a crime.”

I find no basis for a charge against this man: In Greek this clause is more literally, “I find no cause/basis in this man.” It indicates that Pilate did not discover any reason to condemn Jesus. Pilate had questioned Jesus and decided that Jesus was not guilty.

Some other ways to translate the clause are:

I find no reason to condemn this man. (GNT)

I find no basis for an accusation against this man. (NET)

The word no is emphasized in the clause. It indicates that there was no basis at all for a charge against Jesus. Another way to emphasize it in English is:

There is no cause that I have heard/seen to charge this man.

Emphasize Pilate’s conclusion in a natural way in your language.

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Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial

Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19

On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.

Parallel LUKE 23:4

Section 22:66–23:25: Leaders put Jesus on trial and condemned him to die

23:4a

23:4b

Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial