When He was accused by the leading priests and the [Jewish] elders, He made no reply.
Luke 23:10 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Then the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses stood up and viciously charged Him [i.e., with false accusations]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Meanwhile, the chief priests and the scribes stood by, continuing vehemently and violently to accuse Him. American Standard Version (1901) And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. Common English Bible The chief priests and the legal experts were there, fiercely accusing Jesus. Catholic Public Domain Version And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, stood firm in persistently accusing him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, earnestly accusing him. |
When He was accused by the leading priests and the [Jewish] elders, He made no reply.
And when Jesus left there [i.e., probably the Pharisee’s house. See verse 37], the experts in the Law of Moses and the Pharisees began opposing Him with hostility and bombarding Him with many questions,
Then Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked Him. They dressed Him in a luxurious robe and then sent Him back to Pilate.
They began bringing accusations against Him, saying, “We discovered this man misleading the people of our nation and telling them not to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming that he himself was the Messiah, a king!”
But the group became more insistent, saying, “He is stirring up the people and teaching [these things] throughout all Judea. He began [doing this] in Galilee and [has continued it] even to this place [i.e., Jerusalem].”
So, he asked Him many questions, but Jesus did not respond to any [of them].
We have found this man [i.e., Paul] to be extremely bothersome, and an instigator of strife among the Jews throughout the world and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.