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Luke 23:13

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 23:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
Luke 23:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
11And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.
12And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
13And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
14and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
15no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.
16I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, etc.] 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…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mat 27:21-23; Mar 15:14; Joh 18:38, Joh 19:4 Luke 23:14”
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