Luke 23:2

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

¹ Then the whole body of them arose and brought Him to Pilate. ² Here they began to make the following charges against Him: "We have found this fellow corrupting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar and claiming to be a king himself." ³ Then Pilate asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And He answered him, "Yes, I am."

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John 19:12

Because of this Pilate kept on trying to set Him free, but the Jews shouted, "If you set Him free, you are no friend to the emperor. Anyone who claims to be a king is uttering treason against the emperor!"

Mark 15:3-5

And the high priests kept piling up accusations against Him.

Luke 23:14

and said to them, "You brought this man to me on a charge of turning the people from allegiance, and here in your presence I have examined Him and do not find Him guilty of the charges you make against Him.

John 18:30

They retorted, "If He were not a criminal, we would not have turned Him over to you."

Acts 17:6-7

They stopped at Jason's house and tried to bring them out to the people. So, as they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the town magistrates, shouting, "These fellows, who have turned the world topsy-turvy, have come here too,

Acts 24:5

For we have found this man a perfect pest and a distributor of the peace among the Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader in the sect of the Nazarenes;

Matthew 17:27

but still, that we may not influence them to do anything wrong, go down to the sea and throw over a hook. Pull in the first fish that bites, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take it and pay the tax for both of us."

Matthew 22:21

They answered, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Pay Caesar, therefore, what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God."

Matthew 26:59-60

Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, to have Him put to death;

Mark 12:17

So He said, "Pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God." And they were utterly dumbfounded at Him.

Mark 14:55-56

The high priests and the whole council were trying to get evidence against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none,

Mark 14:61-62

But He kept silent and made no answer at all. So the high priest again questioned Him in these words, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

Luke 20:20-25

So they closely watched and sent spies who pretended to be upright men, to catch Him in His conversation, so as to turn Him over to the power and authority of the governor.

Luke 22:69-70

But from today the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God."

Luke 23:5

But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here."

John 18:33-37

So Pilate went back into the governor's palace and called Jesus and asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

Acts 16:20-21

and brought them to the chiefs of the police court. They said, "These men are Jews; they continue to make great disturbance in our town

Acts 24:13

and they cannot prove the charges they have just made against me.

1 Peter 3:16-18

and keep your conscience clear, so that those who bitterly abuse your excellent conduct as Christians may be ashamed of slandering you.