Luke 23:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They started accusing him and said, “We caught this man trying to get our people to riot and to stop paying taxes to the Emperor. He also claims that he is the Messiah, our king.”

Cross References

1 Kings 18:17

and when he saw him, Ahab shouted, “There you are, the biggest troublemaker in Israel!”

Psalm 35:11

Liars accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.

Psalm 62:4

You want to bring me down from my place of honour. You love to tell lies, and when your words are kind, hatred hides in your heart.

Jeremiah 20:10

I heard the crowds whisper, “Everyone is afraid. Now's our chance to accuse Jeremiah!” All of my so called friends are just waiting for me to make a mistake. They say, “Perhaps Jeremiah can be tricked. Then we can overpower him and get even at last.”

Jeremiah 38:4

So the four of them went to the king and said, “You should put Jeremiah to death, because he is making the soldiers and everyone else lose hope. He isn't trying to help our people; he's trying to harm them.”

Amos 7:10

Amaziah the priest at Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel, “Amos is plotting against you in the very heart of Israel. Our nation cannot put up with his message for very long.

Zechariah 11:8

In less than a month, I became impatient with three shepherds who didn't like me, and I got rid of them.

Matthew 17:27

But we don't want to cause trouble. So go and cast a line into the lake and pull out the first fish you hook. Open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Use it to pay your taxes and mine.”

Matthew 22:21

“The Emperor's,” they answered. Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.”

Matthew 27:11

Jesus was brought before Pilate the governor, who asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Those are your words!” Jesus answered.

Mark 12:17

Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.” The men were amazed at Jesus.

Mark 15:2

He asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Those are your words,” Jesus answered.

Luke 23:14

He told them, “You brought Jesus to me and said he was a troublemaker. But I have questioned him here in front of you, and I have not found him guilty of anything that you say he has done.

Luke 23:5

But they all kept on saying, “He has been teaching and causing trouble all over Judea. He started in Galilee and has now come all the way here.”

John 18:29

Pilate came out and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”

John 18:30

They answered, “He is a criminal! That's why we brought him to you.”

John 19:12

Then Pilate wanted to set Jesus free. But the crowd again yelled, “If you set this man free, you are no friend of the Emperor! Anyone who claims to be a king is an enemy of the Emperor.”

Acts 24:13

There is no way that they can prove these charges that they are now bringing against me.

Acts 24:5

This man has been found to be a real pest and troublemaker for Jews all over the world. He is also a leader of a group called Nazarenes.

Romans 13:7

Pay all that you owe, whether it is taxes and fees or respect and honour.