Luke 23:1 Cross References - WPNT

¹ Then the whole crowd of them rose up and led Him to Pilate.

¹ When early morning came all the chief priests and elders plotted against Jesus to kill Him. ² And having bound Him they went and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate the governor.

¹¹ So Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “As you say”. ¹² But although the chief priests and elders kept accusing Him, He answered nothing. ¹³ Then Pilate says to Him, “Don’t you hear all that they are saying against you?” ¹⁴ But He didn’t answer him, not even one word, so that the governor was really amazed.

¹ As soon as it was early morning, having already formed a plan, the chief priests with the elders and scribes, indeed the whole council, bound Jesus, led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate. ² Pilate asked Him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” So in answer He said to him, “You stated a fact!” ³ But the chief priests kept accusing Him of many things. ⁴ So Pilate asked Him again, saying: “Are you not going to answer? See how any things they are testifying against you!” ⁵ But Jesus still gave no answer, so that Pilate marveled.

⁶⁶ As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, came together and brought Him before their council, saying,

²⁸ Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. They themselves did not enter the Praetorium, so that they would not be defiled but could eat the Passover. ²⁹ So Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” ³⁰ In reply they said to him, “If he were not an evil-doer we would not have handed him over to you.” ³¹ So Pilate said to them, “You take him and judge him according to your law.” So the Jews said to him, “We are not permitted to execute anyone.” ³² This was to fulfill the statement that Jesus made, indicating what sort of death He was about to die. ³³ Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium, called Jesus and said to Him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” ³⁴ Jesus answered him, “Are you saying this on your own, or did others inform you about me?” ³⁵ Pilate answered Him: “I’m not a Jew, am I? Your own nation, that is, the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?” ³⁶ Jesus answered: “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my subjects would fight so that I not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not from here.” ³⁷ So Pilate said to Him, “You are a king then?” Jesus answered: “As you say, I am a king; for this I was born. And for this I came into the world, to testify to the Truth. Everyone who is of the Truth hears my voice.” ³⁸ Pilate says to Him, “What is truth?” Upon saying this he went out to the Jews again and says to them: “I find no crime in him at all.”