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Luke 23:20 KJV
Luke · chapter 23 · verse 20
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.Luke 23:20 · King James Version
Luke 23:20 in context
18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
21But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
22And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- willingthelōto will, have in mind, intend, to be resolved or determined, to purpose, to desire, to…G2309 →
- releaseapolyōto set free, to let go, dismiss, , a petitioner to whom liberty to depart is given by a…G630 →
- PilatepilatosPilate = "armed with a spear", the sixth Roman procurator of Judah and Samaria who…G4091 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- spakeprosphōneōto call to, to address by calling, to call to one's self, summonG4377 →
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We have here the blessed Jesus run down by the mob, and hurried to the cross in the storm of a popular noise and tumult, raised by the malice and artifice of the chief priests, as agents for the prince of the power of the air. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-25