Luke 23:2 Cross References - Worsley

² And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbiding to give tribute to Cesar; saying, that He himself is Christ the king.

²⁷ but that we may not give them offence, go to the sea-side and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and open its mouth, and thou shalt find a piece of money: that take and give them for me and thee.

²¹ They answered, Cesar's. Then saith He unto them, Render therefore to Cesar the things that are Cesar's; and to God the things that are God's.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and elders, and the whole council sought false-witness against Jesus, that they might put Him to death: but found none. ⁶⁰ And tho' many false witnesses came, they found none to their purpose. But at last came two false witnesses and said,

¹⁷ And Jesus answered and said unto them, Render then unto Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at Him.

⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, to put Him to death, and found none: ⁵⁶ for many bare false witness against Him, and the evidences did not agree.

⁶¹ but he held his peace, and made him no answer. So the high priest asked Him again, and saith to Him, Art thou the Messiah the Son of the blessed God? ⁶² And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

³ And the chief priests accused Him of many things: but he answered nothing. ⁴ So Pilate asked Him again, saying, Dost thou answer nothing? See how many things they witness against thee: ⁵ but Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate was amazed.

²⁰ And they watched Him and sent out spies, pretending to be righteous men, to lay hold of his words, that they might deliver Him up to the power and authority of the governor. ²¹ And they asked Him, saying, Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but teachest the way of God in truth: ²² is it lawful for us to give tribute to Cesar, or not? ²³ But He perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why do ye tempt me? ²⁴ Shew me a penny: whose image and inscription hath it? and they answered, Cesar's. ²⁵ Then said He unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's.

⁶⁹ But hereafter shall the Son of man be seated on the right hand of the power of God. ⁷⁰ And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God?

⁵ Then they were more vehement, saying, He stirreth up the people to sedition, spreading his doctrine throughout all Judea: having begun at Galilee and come even to this place.

¹⁴ and the people, and said unto them, Ye have brought to me this man as one that perverteth the people: and behold I have examined Him before you, and found nothing chargeable on Him, of the things you alledge against Him:

³⁰ They answered him, If He were not a malefactor, we should not have delivered Him to thee.

³³ Pilate therefore went into the palace again, and called Jesus and said to Him, Art thou the king of the Jews? ³⁴ Jesus answered him, Dost thou say this from thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? ³⁵ Pilate replied, Am I a Jew? thine own nation, and the chief priests, have delivered thee to me: what hast thou done? ³⁶ Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought, that I might not have been delivered to the Jews: but my kingdom is not from hence. ³⁷ Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art thou then a king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest right, I am a king. For this end was I born, and for this came I into the world, even that I might bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice.

¹² Upon this Pilate sought to release Him; but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Cesar's friend; for whosoever maketh himself a king, opposeth Cesar.

²⁰ And when they brought them to the governors, they said, These men cause great disturbance in our city, for they are Jews, and teach customs, ²¹ which it is not lawful for us to receive, nor practise, who are Romans.

⁶ But not finding them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, these men that have turned the world upside down, ⁷ are come hither also, and Jason has privately received them. And they all act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, there is another king, one Jesus.

⁵ For having found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

¹³ nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ. ¹⁷ For it is better (if it be the will of God) to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. ¹⁸ As Christ also once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust (that He might introduce us to God) being indeed put to death in the flesh, but raised to life by the Spirit: