Luke 23:4

23:4 Then ¹  Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation ²  against this man.”

Luke 23:14-15

23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading ³  the people. When I examined him before you, I ⁴  did not find this man guilty ⁵  of anything you accused him of doing. 23:15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing ⁶  deserving death. ⁷ 

Luke 23:22

23:22 A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty ⁸  of no crime deserving death. ⁹  I will therefore flog ¹⁰  him and release him.”

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “find no cause.”

³ tn This term also appears in v. 2.

⁴ tn Grk “behold, I” A transitional use of ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here.

⁵ tn Grk “nothing did I find in this man by way of cause.” The reference to “nothing” is emphatic.

⁶ sn With the statement “he has done nothing,” Pilate makes another claim that Jesus is innocent of any crime worthy of death.

⁷ tn Grk “nothing deserving death has been done by him.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style.

⁸ tn Grk “no cause of death I found in him.”

⁹ sn The refrain of innocence comes once again. Pilate tried to bring some sense of justice, believing Jesus had committed no crime deserving death.

¹⁰ tn Or “scourge” (BDAG 749 s.v. παιδεύω 2.b.γ). See the note on “flogged” in v. 16.