Luke 23:1-4
23:1 a The council did not have the right to administer capital punishment (John 18:31 b), so they had to take Jesus before the Roman governor, who was in Jerusalem to maintain order during the potentially turbulent Passover festival.23:2 c The religious charges against Jesus were now replaced by political ones in order to gain a Roman conviction. Pilate was only interested in what concerned Rome. The Jewish charge of blasphemy would not be sufficient, so the council had to show that Jesus was a danger to Rome. They accused Jesus of inciting insurrection against Roman taxation and claiming to be a king. All but the last charge were false.
23:3 d You have said it: This is the same vague answer that Jesus gave to the high council (22:70 e), emphasizing Jesus’ acceptance of the title “king of the Jews” but suggesting that Pilate’s understanding of the title was different from his own.
23:4 f I find nothing wrong with this man! To Pilate, Jesus did not seem to be a political threat.
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