Luke 23:14-15

23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading ¹  the people. When I examined him before you, I ²  did not find this man guilty ³  of anything you accused him of doing. 23:15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing ⁴  deserving death. ⁵ 

Luke 23:20

23:20 Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted ⁶  to release Jesus.

Luke 23:22

23:22 A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty ⁷  of no crime deserving death. ⁸  I will therefore flog ⁹  him and release him.”

[23:14]  ¹ tn This term also appears in v. 2.

[23:14]  ² tn Grk “behold, I” A transitional use of ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here.

[23:14]  ³ tn Grk “nothing did I find in this man by way of cause.” The reference to “nothing” is emphatic.

[23:15]  ⁴ sn With the statement “he has done nothing,” Pilate makes another claim that Jesus is innocent of any crime worthy of death.

[23:15]  ⁵ 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.

[23:20]  ⁷ sn The account pictures a battle of wills – the people versus Pilate. Pilate is consistently portrayed in Luke’s account as wanting to release Jesus because he believed him to be innocent.

[23:22]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “no cause of death I found in him.”

[23:22]  ¹¹ sn The refrain of innocence comes once again. Pilate tried to bring some sense of justice, believing Jesus had committed no crime deserving death.

[23:22]  ¹² tn Or “scourge” (BDAG 749 s.v. παιδεύω 2.b.γ). See the note on “flogged” in v. 16.