Luke 23:4 - Easy To Read Version Pilate said to the leading priests and the people, “I find nothing wrong with this man.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Pilate said to the chief priests and the throngs, I find no guilt or crime in this Man. American Standard Version (1901) And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man. Common English Bible Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no legal basis for action against this man.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then Pilate said to the leaders of the priests and to the crowds, "I find no case against this man." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man. |
Pilate said these things while he was sitting in the place for judging. While he was sitting there, his wife sent a message to him. The message said, “Don’t do anything with that man (Jesus). He is not guilty. And today I had a dream about him, and it troubled me very much.”
A third time Pilate said to the people, “Why? What wrong has he done? He is not guilty. I can find no reason to kill him. So I will let him go free after I punish him a little.”
Pilate said, “What is truth?” When Pilate said this, he went out to the Jewish leaders again. Pilate said to them, “I can find nothing to charge against this man.
When I judged him, I could find nothing wrong. I found no reason to order his death. But he asked to be judged by Caesar. {\cf2\super [484]} So I decided to send him \{to Rome\}.
No! God did it! He is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. {\cf2\super [52]} He is the God of all our fathers. {\cf2\super [53]} He gave glory to Jesus, his special servant. But you gave Jesus to be killed. Pilate decided to let Jesus go free. But you told Pilate you did not want Jesus.
So Jesus is the kind of high priest {\cf2\super [73]} that we need. He is holy. {\cf2\super [74]} He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens.
But you were bought with the precious blood (death) of Christ—a pure and perfect lamb.
“He (Christ) did no sin,\par and no lies were found in his mouth.”\par \i (Isaiah 53:9)\i0 \par
Christ himself died for you. And that one death paid for your sins. He was not guilty, but he died for people who are guilty. He did this to bring you all to God. His body was killed, but he was made alive in the spirit.