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New Century Version

Luke 23:4

Pilate said to the leading priests and the people, "I find nothing against this man."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jerusalem;   Jesus, the Christ;   Thompson Chain Reference - Faultless;   Faultlessness;   Pilate, Pontius;   Pontius Pilate;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Pilate;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Exhortation;   Humiliation of Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pilate, Pontius;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Herod;   Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Luke, Gospel of;   Pilate, Pontius;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gospels, Apocryphal;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Trial of Jesus;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Cross;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fault;   Pilate, Pontius;   Praetorium;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Pilate then told the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no grounds for charging this man.”
King James Version (1611)
Then saide Pilate to the chiefe Priests, and to the people, I finde no fault in this man.
King James Version
Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
English Standard Version
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man."
New American Standard Bible
But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no grounds for charges in the case of this Man."
Amplified Bible
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this Man."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man."
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man."
Berean Standard Bible
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."
Contemporary English Version
Pilate told the chief priests and the crowd, "I don't find him guilty of anything."
Complete Jewish Bible
Pilate said to the head cohanim and the crowds, "I find no ground for a charge against this man."
Darby Translation
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find no guilt in this man.
Easy-to-Read Version
Pilate said to the leading priests and the people, "I find nothing wrong with this man."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then sayd Pilate to the hie Priests, and to the people, I finde no fault in this man.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Pilate said to the high priests and the people, I cannot find any fault against this man.
Good News Translation
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no reason to condemn this man."
Lexham English Bible
So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."
Literal Translation
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find nothing blameable in this man.
American Standard Version
And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.
Bible in Basic English
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong.
Hebrew Names Version
Pilate said to the chief Kohanim and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."
International Standard Version
Then Pilate said to the high priests and crowds, "I do not find anything blameworthy in this man."1 Peter 2:22;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And Pilatos said to the chief priests and to the assembly, I find no occasion against this man.
Murdock Translation
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the company: I find no crime upon this man.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then saide Pilate to the hye priestes, and to the people: I finde no fault in this man.
English Revised Version
And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.
World English Bible
Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he answering him said, Thou sayest. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and the multitude, I find no fault in this man.
Weymouth's New Testament
Pilate said to the High Priests and to the crowd, "I can find no crime in this man."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Pilat seide to the princis of prestis, and to the puple, Y fynde no thing of cause in this man.
Update Bible Version
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Pilate to the chief priests, and [to] the people, I find no fault in this man.
New English Translation
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."
New King James Version
So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no fault in this Man."
New Living Translation
Pilate turned to the leading priests and to the crowd and said, "I find nothing wrong with this man!"
New Life Bible
Then Pilate said to the religious leaders and to the people, "I find nothing wrong in this Man."
New Revised Standard
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Pilate, said unto the High-priests and the multitudes, Nothing, find I, worthy of blame, in this man.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man.
Revised Standard Version
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no crime in this man."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde Pylate to the hye prestes and to the people: I fynde noo faute in this man.
Young's Literal Translation
And Pilate said unto the chief priests, and the multitude, `I find no fault in this man;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Pilate sayde vnto ye hye prestes and to the people: I fynde no cause in this man.
Mace New Testament (1729)
at last Pilate said to the chief priests, and to the people, I don't find any crime in this man.
THE MESSAGE
Pilate told the high priests and the accompanying crowd, "I find nothing wrong here. He seems harmless enough to me."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Pilate turned to the religious rioters and said, "This man has done nothing wrong."

Contextual Overview

1 Then the whole group stood up and led Jesus to Pilate. 2 They began to accuse Jesus, saying, "We caught this man telling things that mislead our people. He says that we should not pay taxes to Caesar, and he calls himself the Christ, a king." 3 Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Those are your words." 4 Pilate said to the leading priests and the people, "I find nothing against this man." 5 They were insisting, saying, "But Jesus makes trouble with the people, teaching all around Judea. He began in Galilee, and now he is here." 6 Pilate heard this and asked if Jesus was from Galilee. 7 Since Jesus was under Herod's authority, Pilate sent Jesus to Herod, who was in Jerusalem at that time. 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, because he had heard about Jesus and had wanted to meet him for a long time. He was hoping to see Jesus work a miracle. 9 Herod asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus said nothing. 10 The leading priests and teachers of the law were standing there, strongly accusing Jesus.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I find: Luke 23:14, Luke 23:15, Matthew 27:19, Matthew 27:24, Mark 15:14, John 18:38, John 19:4-6, Hebrews 7:26, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 Peter 2:22, 1 Peter 3:18

Reciprocal: Psalms 22:16 - assembly John 18:33 - and said Acts 13:28 - General Acts 23:9 - We Acts 25:25 - committed Acts 26:31 - This man Revelation 14:5 - without

Cross-References

Genesis 3:19
You will sweat and work hard for your food. Later you will return to the ground, because you were taken from it. You are dust, and when you die, you will return to the dust."
Genesis 17:8
You live in the land of Canaan now as a stranger, but I will give you and your descendants all this land forever. And I will be the God of your descendants."
Genesis 23:12
Then Abraham bowed down before the Hittites.
Genesis 23:13
He said to Ephron before all the people, "Please let me pay you the full price for the field. Accept my money, and I will bury my dead there."
Genesis 23:16
Abraham agreed and paid Ephron in front of the Hittite witnesses. He weighed out the full price, ten pounds of silver, and they counted the weight as the traders normally did.
Genesis 47:9
Jacob said to him, "My life has been spent wandering from place to place. It has been short and filled with trouble—only one hundred thirty years. My ancestors lived much longer than I."
Genesis 49:30
That cave is in the field of Machpelah east of Mamre in the land of Canaan. Abraham bought the field and cave from Ephron the Hittite for a burying place.
Genesis 50:13
They carried his body to the land of Canaan and buried it in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre. Abraham had bought this cave and field from Ephron the Hittite to use as a burial place.
Leviticus 25:23
"‘The land really belongs to me, so you can't sell it for all time. You are only foreigners and travelers living for a while on my land.
1 Chronicles 29:15
We are like foreigners and strangers, as our ancestors were. Our time on earth is like a shadow. There is no hope.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Pilate to the Chief priests, and to the people,.... Both to the sanhedrim, and to the mob that were gathered together about the governor's palace on this occasion; and who were standing without the judgment hall, into which they would not enter, lest they should be defiled, and be unfit to eat the passover: wherefore Pilate came out to them; and this was the second time of his coming out to them, when he said the following words,

John 18:28.

I find no fault in this man; no cause, or reason, why any punishment should be inflicted on him, and especially he be put to death; no crime that can be fastened on him, or accusation proved against him, or any thing that amounts to a charge of sedition: the man is an harmless and innocent man, that has done nothing against Caesar, or the government, and good of the nation; and therefore is not worthy of death, or of stripes, but should be discharged. This was Pilate's sense.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I find no fault - I see no evidence that he is guilty of what you charge him with. This was after Pilate had taken Jesus into the judgment-hall by himself and examined him “privately,” and had been satisfied in regard to the nature of his kingdom. See John 18:33-38. He was “then” satisfied that though he claimed to be “a king,” yet his kingdom was not of this world, and that “his” claims did not interfere with those of Caesar.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 23:4. I find no fault in this man. — According to John 18:36; John 18:38, Pilate did not say this till after our Lord had declared to him that his kingdom was not of this world; and probably not till after he had found, on examining witnesses, (Luke 23:14,) that all their evidence amounted to no proof, of his having set up himself for a temporal king. See Bishop PEARCE.


 
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