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Luke

Chapter 23

{Jesus Brought Before Pilate}
23:1~~ Then the whole group of them {mob} rose up
and brought Jesus before Pilate.

{Note: This verse ties to John 18:29.}

23:2~~Then they began to accuse Him {Jesus} saying,
"We discovered/found {heurisko} this man
'misleading the nation' {fermenting a revolution},
and forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar
saying that He Himself keeps on being The Christ . . . a king."

{Note: As Procurator of Judea, Pilate's mandate was 1) to protect the peace and military security of the area 2) collect taxes 3) be the judge in the area. The Jews pretty well hit each one of his mandates with their accusations so he would take the case. Rome did not permit conquered nations the right of capital punishment. So they needed Rome to execute Jesus for them.}

{Note: Another interesting note here is that RBT says Pilate was probably very intrigued with these Jews who said they were a religious people and the Sanhedrin Counsel ruled them - they did not need or want a 'king'. Now is One Who is supposedly claiming to be their king!}

23:3``Then Pilate interrogated {eperotao} Him {Jesus} saying,
"Are you the King of the Jews?"

Jesus 'had an answer'/'gave a discerning answer
from the ultimate source of Himself' {apokrinomai}
keeping on making His thoughts known {phemi},
"Yes, you said it!"
  {idiom: literally "You say {it}."}

4~~Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people,
"I find no fault in this man."

{Last Chance for Herod the tetrarch (Herod Antipus) to be saved}
5~~ And they were the more fierce, saying,
"He stirred up the people,
teaching throughout all Jewry,
beginning from Galilee to this place."

6~~When Pilate heard of Galilee,
he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

7~~And as soon as
he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction,
he sent Him to Herod,
who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

8~~And when Herod saw Jesus,
he was exceeding glad . . .
for he was desirous to see Him a long time . . .
because he had heard many things of Him . . .
and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by Him.

9~~Then he questioned with Him {Jesus} in many words,
but He answered him nothing.
  {Jesus knew how Herod had killed John the Baptist and just stayed
  quiet}

10~~And the chief priests and scribes stood
and vehemently accused Him.

11~~And Herod with his men of war ridiculed Him, and mocked Him,
and arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him again to Pilate.

{Note : The tragedy of Herod. Jesus was extremely fair to Herod, but he did not accept Christ as his savior.}

23:12``Now that very day
Herod and Pilate became friends with each other . . .
for prior to this 'they had been enemies".
  {idiom: literally 'they have lived in a state of continuous enmity
  toward each other'}

23:13-14``Then Pilate having called together
the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, 23:14``
said to them, "You have brought before me this man . . .
as one having mislead the people.

I, having examined Him before you,
have discovered absolutely no guilt of anything
you accused Him {of doing}.

23:15`` Moreover, neither nor did Herod,
for he sent Him {anapempo} back to us.

And, behold {pay attention}
He {Jesus} has done nothing deserving death.

23:16``Having disciplined Him by scourging/flogging {paideuo},
I will release Him."

23:17`` {Per Kenneth S. Wuest and Westcott Hort the parenthetical phrase '(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)' is not part of the original manuscript.}

23:18-19`` But they shouted out {anakrazo} all together saying,
"Take this one {Jesus} away
and release Barabbas for us!" 23:19``
(who {Barabbas} was such that
because of a certain insurrection
that took place in the city and for murder
had been thrown in prison).

23:20``Pilate therefore,
desiring to release Jesus,
'addressed by calling them'/'summoned them to him' {prosphoneo}
once again.

23:21``But they kept on shouting out {epiphoneo},
"Be crucifying . . . be crucifying Him {Jesus}!"
  {stauroo stauroo - doubling the verb is very strong!}

23:22``Now a third time he {Pilate} said to them,
"{Why?} For what evil has He done?
I have found/discovered Him
'guilty of absolutely no crime deserving death'.
  {literally: 'not even one cause of death did I find in Him'}

Therefore, having flogged/'disciplined Him by scourging'
I will release Him."

23:23``But they kept on insisting/
'applying pressure by violent tempest' {epikeimai}
with loud cries . . . 'calling for'/'demanding for themselves' {aiteo }
that He be crucified . . .
and their cries
kept on prevailing/overcoming {Pilate's objections} {katischuo}.

23:24 So Pilate decreed/'made a judicial decision' {epikrino}
'that their demand should be granted'
  {literally: 'it should become as they requested'}.

23:25``Now he {Pilate} released to them
the one for whom they asked . . .
the one who had been thrown in prison
for insurrection and murder {Barabbas}.

But he handed Jesus over to their will.

{The Crucifixion}
23:26~~And, as they led Him {Jesus} away,
they seized {epilambanomai} a certain Simon of Cyrene,
who was coming in from the countryside,
and placed the cross {stauros} on him . . .
to carry it behind Jesus.

{Note: See Simon also in Mark 15:21 and his son Rufus is mentioned in Romans 16:13.}

23:27``Now there kept on following Him {Jesus}
a large crowd of the people . . .
among them women who kept on mourning and wailing for Him.

23:28-29``However, Jesus, turning to them said,
"Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me {an order},
but weep for yourselves
and for your children {another order} 23:29``
for behold {take note - pay attention}
the days are coming in which they will say,
'Blessed are'/happinesses to' {makarios -plural} . . .
those who are barren,
and the wombs that never bore,
and the breasts that never nursed!'

23:30-31``Then they will begin to be saying
to the mountains, 'Fall on us!'
  {see also Revelation 6:16 for a similar prophecy}
and to the hills, 'Cover us!' . . . 23:31``
for if {ei} - and it is true -
they do such things
when the tree's wood is green/'full of sap' {hugros} . . .
what will happen when it is dry/wasted/withered {xeros}?"

32``Now, also two others of a different kind {heteros} . . .
who were criminals . . .
kept on being lead away
to be put to death with Him {Jesus}.

33``And when they came to that place called 'skull' . . .
  {kranion - the word for which we get cranium. Golgotha was a hill
  looks like a skull and, SideNote, 'Calvary' is a Latin word 'bare
  skull'},
there they crucified Him . . .
also the criminals . . .
one on His right hand and one on His left.

34``Now Jesus kept saying,
"Father, forgive them {an order} . . .
for they absolutely do not {ouk}
know in the past with results that last forever {oida - perfect tense}
what they are doing.

And, distributing His garments among themselves,
they cast lots.

23:35``The people 'stood fixed in place' {histemi} . . . watching . . .
  {histemi - Pluperfect - indicates action completed in the past with
  lasting results}
also the rulers ridiculed/scoffed/
'turned their nose up at' {ekmukterizo} Him {Jesus}
  {ekmukterizo - a term of derision - we would say 'gave the finger'}, saying, "He saved others of the same kind {allos}.

Let Him save Himself . . .
if {ei} He is - and it is true {1st class condition} -
the Christ of God . . . His Chosen One {eklektos}!"

{Note: The 'if statement' here is the 1st class condition. Since these scoffers really do not believe what they are saying, this is probably a 1st class condition of assumption - in other words - sarcasm.}

23:36-37``Now the soldiers {these would be Roman Soldiers}
also mocked Him . . . coming up and offering him 'of their wine ration'
  {oxos - the mixture of sour wine or vinegar and water which the
  Roman soldiers were rationed to drink - Jesus will refuse - to keep
  His thinking clear}, 23:37``
and saying, "If {ei} - and it is true {1st class condition} -
You are the King of the Jews . . . save Yourself {an order}!"

23:38``Now, there was also an inscription over Him,
"This keeps on being the King of the Jews."

{Note: This sign was a great irritation to the Jewish leaders. They wanted it changed to 'HE SAYS He is the King of the Jews'. But, the Romans were upset about this whole matter so 'tweaked' them by leaving it as it was.}

39``Now, one of the criminals who was hanging there
hurled insults {blasphemeo} at Him {Christ} saying,
" 'Are you not the Messiah?' . . .
  {literally: 'if and it is true that you are the Messiah'}
deliver Yourself and us'.

40``But the 'other of a different kind'
  {heteros - here means this criminal was a believer}
criminal answered and rebuked him, saying,
"Do you absolutely not 'have respect for'/fear God . . .
since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?"

41``In fact . . . we indeed justly . . .
for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds . . .
but He {Jesus} has done nothing wrong.

42``And he kept on repeating, "Lord {Jesus} . . .
remember me when You may come into Your kingdom.

43``And Jesus replied to him,
"Truly I say to you,
today you will be with Me in paradise {paradeisos}.

Continued

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