Luke 23:5

“And they were the more fierce, etc.] Or urgent to have him put to death; so the Hebrew word qzj is rendered in (<021233>Exodus 12:33) which answers to that here used. “They cried out”, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read; they were more clamorous and noisy; they cried out louder, and exerted themselves with great fury and violence, and added strength to their clamour, and increased their charges: saying, he stirreth up the people; to sedition and rebellion: teaching throughout all Jewry; or “Judea”; not in one, or a few places only, but every where: beginning from Galilee; where indeed our Lord did begin his ministry, and where he chiefly taught; (see <400412>Matthew…”

“The more fierce - The more urgent and pressing. They saw that there was a prospect of losing their cause, and they attempted to press on Pilate the point that would be most likely now to affect him. Pilate had, in fact, acquitted him of the charge of being an enemy to Caesar, and they, therefore, urged the other point more vehemently. Stirreth up the people - Excites them to tumult and sedition. All Jewry - All Judea. From Galilee to this place - To Jerusalem - that is, throughout the whole country. It is not merely in one place, but from one end of the land to the other. return to 'Top of Page'”

“He stirreth up the people, beginning from Galilee - Probably they mentioned Galilee to alarm Pilate, because the Galileans were notorious for sedition and rebellion. Luke 23:7”

“23:5 he is causing riots: This accusation was also false, but the religious leaders knew that Pilate feared civil unrest and revolt against Rome.”

“they: Luk 23:23, Luk 11:53; Psa 22:12, Psa 22:13, Psa 22:16, Psa 57:4, Psa 69:4; Mat 27:24; Joh 19:15; Act 5:33; Act 7:54, Act 7:57, Act 23:10 beginning: Luk 4:14, Luk 4:15; Mat 4:12-16, Mat 4:23; Mar 1:14; Joh 1:43, Joh 2:11, Joh 7:41, Joh 7:52; Act 10:37 Luke 23:6”