Luke 23:13

New Revised Standard

Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,

King James Version (1611)
And Pilate, when hee had called together the chiefe Priests, and the rulers, and the people,

King James Version
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

English Standard Version
Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

New American Standard Bible
Now Pilate summoned to himself the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

New Century Version
Pilate called the people together with the leading priests and the rulers.

Amplified Bible
Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Legacy Standard Bible
And Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Berean Standard Bible
Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

Contemporary English Version
Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people.

Complete Jewish Bible
Pilate summoned the head cohanim, the leaders and the people,

Darby Translation
And Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Easy-to-Read Version
Pilate called all the people together with the leading priests and the Jewish leaders.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Pilate called together the hie Priests and the rulers, and the people,

George Lamsa Translation
Then Pilate called the high priests and the leaders of the people,

Good News Translation
Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,

Lexham English Bible
So Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people

Literal Translation
And having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

American Standard Version
And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Bible in Basic English
And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,

Hebrew Names Version
Pilate called together the chief Kohanim and the rulers and the people,

International Standard Version
Then Pilate called the high priests, the otherother">[fn] leaders, and the people togetherMatthew 27:23; Mark 15:14; John 18:38; 19:4;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And Pilatos called the chief priests and the rulers of the people,

Murdock Translation
And Pilate called the chief priests and the rulers of the people,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Pilate called together the hye priestes, and the rulers, and the people,

English Revised Version
And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

World English Bible
Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers,

Weymouth's New Testament
Then calling together the High Priests and the Rulers and the people, Pilate said,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Pilat clepide togider the princis of prestis and the maiestratis of the puple, and seide to hem,

Update Bible Version
And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,

New English Translation
Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

New King James Version
Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; John 18:38-19:16">[xr] Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

New Living Translation
Then Pilate called together the leading priests and other religious leaders, along with the people,

New Life Bible
Pilate called the religious leaders and the leaders of the people and the people together.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Pilate, calling together the High-priests, and the Rulers, and the people,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pilate, calling together the chief priests and the magistrates and the people,

Revised Standard Version
Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Pylate called to geder the hye prestes and the rulers and the people

Young's Literal Translation
And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Pilate called the hye prestes, and the rulers, and the people together,

Mace New Testament (1729)
Pilate having order'd the chief priests, the senators, and people to appear, he said to them,

THE MESSAGE
Then Pilate called in the high priests, rulers, and the others and said, "You brought this man to me as a disturber of the peace. I examined him in front of all of you and found there was nothing to your charge. And neither did Herod, for he has sent him back here with a clean bill of health. It's clear that he's done nothing wrong, let alone anything deserving death. I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go." At that, the crowd went wild: "Kill him! Give us Barabbas!" (Barabbas had been thrown in prison for starting a riot in the city and for murder.) Pilate still wanted to let Jesus go, and so spoke out again. But they kept shouting back, "Crucify! Crucify him!" He tried a third time. "But for what crime? I've found nothing in him deserving death. I'm going to warn him to watch his step and let him go." But they kept at it, a shouting mob, demanding that he be crucified. And finally they shouted him down. Pilate caved in and gave them what they wanted. He released the man thrown in prison for rioting and murder, and gave them Jesus to do whatever they wanted. As they led him off, they made Simon, a man from Cyrene who happened to be coming in from the countryside, carry the cross behind Jesus. A huge crowd of people followed, along with women weeping and carrying on. At one point Jesus turned to the women and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children. The time is coming when they'll say, ‘Lucky the women who never conceived! Lucky the wombs that never gave birth! Lucky the breasts that never gave milk!' Then they'll start calling to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us!' calling to the hills, ‘Cover us up!' If people do these things to a live, green tree, can you imagine what they'll do with deadwood?" Two others, both criminals, were taken along with him for execution. When they got to the place called Skull Hill, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them; they don't know what they're doing." Dividing up his clothes, they threw dice for them. The people stood there staring at Jesus, and the ringleaders made faces, taunting, "He saved others. Let's see him save himself! The Messiah of God—ha! The Chosen—ha!" The soldiers also came up and poked fun at him, making a game of it. They toasted him with sour wine: "So you're King of the Jews! Save yourself!" Printed over him was a sign: this is the king of the jews . One of the criminals hanging alongside cursed him: "Some Messiah you are! Save yourself! Save us!" But the other one made him shut up: "Have you no fear of God? You're getting the same as him. We deserve this, but not him—he did nothing to deserve this." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you enter your kingdom." He said, "Don't worry, I will. Today you will join me in paradise." By now it was noon. The whole earth became dark, the darkness lasting three hours—a total blackout. The Temple curtain split right down the middle. Jesus called loudly, "Father, I place my life in your hands!" Then he breathed his last. When the captain there saw what happened, he honored God: "This man was innocent! A good man, and innocent!" All who had come around as spectators to watch the show, when they saw what actually happened, were overcome with grief and headed home. Those who knew Jesus well, along with the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a respectful distance and kept vigil. There was a man by the name of Joseph, a member of the Jewish High Council, a man of good heart and good character. He had not gone along with the plans and actions of the council. His hometown was the Jewish village of Arimathea. He lived in alert expectation of the kingdom of God. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Taking him down, he wrapped him in a linen shroud and placed him in a tomb chiseled into the rock, a tomb never yet used. It was the day before Sabbath, the Sabbath just about to begin. The women who had been companions of Jesus from Galilee followed along. They saw the tomb where Jesus' body was placed. Then they went back to prepare burial spices and perfumes. They rested quietly on the Sabbath, as commanded.

Simplified Cowboy Version
So Pilate got everyone who was trying to have Jesus killed

Contextual Overview

¹³ Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people, ¹⁴ and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people; and here I have examined him in your presence and have not found this man guilty of any of your charges against him. ¹⁵ Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death. ¹⁶ I will therefore have him flogged and release him." Then they all shouted out together, "Away with this fellow! Release Barabbas for us!" (This was a man who had been put in prison for an insurrection that had taken place in the city, and for murder.) Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again; but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!" A third time he said to them, "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no ground for the sentence of death; I will therefore have him flogged and then release him." But they kept urgently demanding with loud shouts that he should be crucified; and their voices prevailed. So Pilate gave his verdict that their demand should be granted. He released the man they asked for, the one who had been put in prison for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over as they wished. As they led him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him, and made him carry it behind Jesus. A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him. But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are surely coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.' Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us'; and to the hills, ‘Cover us.' For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?" Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. [[Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing."]] And they cast lots to divide his clothing. And the people stood by, watching; but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!" The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews." One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!" But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." He replied, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise." It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." Having said this, he breathed his last. When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "Certainly this man was innocent." And when all the crowds who had gathered there for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they returned home, beating their breasts. But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it in a rock-hewn tomb where no one had ever been laid. It was the day of Preparation, and the sabbath was beginning. The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the sabbath they rested according to the commandment. ¹⁷Jesus before Pilate Then the assembly rose as a body and brought Jesus before Pilate. They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to the emperor, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king." Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "You say so." Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man." But they were insistent and said, "He stirs up the people by teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where he began even to this place." When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he was under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some sign. He questioned him at some length, but Jesus gave him no answer. The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then he put an elegant robe on him, and sent him back to Pilate. That same day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other; before this they had been enemies. Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people, and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people; and here I have examined him in your presence and have not found this man guilty of any of your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death. I will therefore have him flogged and release him." ¹⁸ Then they all shouted out together, "Away with this fellow! Release Barabbas for us!" ¹⁹ (This was a man who had been put in prison for an insurrection that had taken place in the city, and for murder.) ²⁰ Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again; ²¹ but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!" ²² A third time he said to them, "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no ground for the sentence of death; I will therefore have him flogged and then release him."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 27:21-23, Mark 15:14, John 18:38, John 19:4

Reciprocal: Daniel 6:14 - was sore Acts 4:27 - Pontius Pilate

Cross-References

Genesis 23:5
The Hittites answered Abraham,

Genesis 23:8
He said to them, "If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me Ephron son of Zohar,

2 Samuel 24:24
But the king said to Araunah, "No, but I will buy them from you for a price; I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

Acts 20:35
In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Colossians 4:5
Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.

Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests,.... That is, after Herod had sent back Christ unto him, he then summoned the chief priests together, to consider what should be done to him: and with them also,

the rulers and the people; both the civil and ecclesiastical rulers, and the chief among the people, who had been forward in accusing Jesus, and seeking his death: the latter of these is not read in the Persic version; and both are joined together in the Syriac and Ethiopic versions, and read thus; by the former, "the princes, or chiefs of the people": and by the latter, "the judges of the people": in a word, he convened the whole sanhedrim, which consisted of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders of the people.