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Luke 23:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Luke 23:2

Verse 2 of 56

Scripture focus

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this [fellow] perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

Luke 23:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 23:2

Theological / Devotional

Perverting the nation. Luke lists three of the charges preferred against Jesus by the Jewish authorities. Here, they charge Him with being a revolutionary agitator.

Throughout His ministry Jesus had taken great care to avoid providing any valid basis for such a charge as the one now brought against Him (see on Matt. 14:22; 16:20; Mark 1:45; 6:42; John 6:15). This fabricated charge was directly related to the false Messianic concepts entertained by the Jewish leaders (see on Luke 4:19).

Forbidding to give tribute. Three days before this the Pharisees had done their best to lure Jesus into making the statement they here claim that He did make, but their attempt met with inglorious defeat (see on Matt. 22:15-22).

Christ a King. Jesus had never made such a claim directly. They were no doubt thinking of His triumphal entry into Jerusalem but five days before this, an event that all members of the Jewish nation took as equivalent to a declaration by Jesus that He was assuming the throne of David (see on Matt. 21:5, 9).

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