Luke 23:14

23:14-15 Pilate and Herod repeatedly declared Jesus innocent (23:4, 22)—Jesus was the righteous and innocent suffering servant of the Lord (see also 23:41, 47; Isa 53:11).

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Luk 23:14. Ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν, in your presence) from which ye sec that the matter has been examined into in good earnest.—οὐδὲν εὗρον, I have found nothing) Hereby he refutes the εὓρομεν, we have found, of the Jews, in Luk 23:2. Therefore the ἐγὼ, I, is the antithesis in relation to them, with which com p. Joh 18:38 [“He saith unto them, I (ἐγὼ, whatever you may say to the contrary) find in Him no fault at all”]; and also in relation to Herod; see the next verse.

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Luk 23:14 . ἀποστρέφοντα , turning away (the people from their allegiance). In Act 3:26 , of turning men from their iniquities. ἐνώπιον ὑ ἀνακρίνας , having made an inquiry in your presence . In John, Pilate’s inquiry is private. “He says this,” remarks Pricaeus, “lest they should think he was setting Jesus free by favour or intrigue” ( gratiâ ant ambitu ). ἀνακρίνας is used absolutely here as in Act 24:8 .

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14. have found no fault in this man] Thus Pilate’s word (heuron) is a direct contradiction of that of the High Priest’s (heteromen, Luk_23:2). The I is emphatic; you bring a charge, I after a public examination find it to be baseless.

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Said unto them, ye have brought this man unto me,.... Pointing to Jesus, who stood before him;

as one that perverteth the people; from their religion, and laws, and allegiance to Caesar. The Syriac and Persic versions read, "your people"; of the same nation with them, and that were under their care and jurisdiction; at least in an ecclesiastical way:

and behold, I having examined him before you; not only privately, and alone, between themselves in the judgment hall, Joh 18:33 but openly in the presence of them, when he brought forth Jesus to them, and heard their charges, and urged him to answer to them, Mat 27:11

have found no fault in this man; cannot perceive any charge proved against him, or any crime he is guilty of, for which punishment should be inflicted on him; or at least, that he should be put to death:

touching, or with regard to

those things, whereof ye accuse him. The Syriac and Persic versions read, "all those things"; intimating, that he had carefully looked into, and examined every thing, and had omitted nothing, and that all their accusations, and charges, put together, did not make it appear that he was guilty of a single crime.

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14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

Ver. 14. See Mat 27:23; Joh 18:38.

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14. οὐθὲν εὗρον … αἴτιον. ‘I find nothing punishable of the things which, &c.’ Thus Pilate’s word is a direct contradiction of that of the High Priest’s (εὕραμεν, Luk 23:2). The I is emphatic; you bring a charge, I after a public examination find it to be baseless. οὐδὲν ὧν = οὐδὲν τούτων ἅ.

κατηγορεῖτε κατ’ αὐτοῦ. This construction is rare in classical Greek.

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14. ἀποστρέφοντα τὸν λαόν. “Seducing the people from their allegiance.” He condenses the three charges in ver. 2 into one. Note the emphatic ἐγώ and the ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν: the one anticipates Ἡρῴδης, and the other implies that they know with what thoroughness the case has been investigated.

ἀνακρίνας. In its forensic sense of a judicial investigation word is peculiar to Lk. in N.T. (Act 4:9, Act 12:19, Act 24:8, Act 28:18). But the classical use for a preliminary examination must not here be pressed. See Dict. of Grk. and. Rom. Ant., art. Anakrisis; Gardner and Jevons, pp. 574ff. Pilate’s οὐθὲν εὗρον is in direct contradiction to their εὕραμεν (ver. 2). For αἴτιον see on ver. 4.

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Perverteth [αποστρεφοντα] . Another compound of strefw, to turn; diastrefonta is rendered by the same word in ver. 2. Probably the words are used without any intentional distinction of meaning.

Diastrefonta implies more of the idea of distraction (compare Wyc., turning upside down); turning different ways; while ajpostrefonta emphasizes the turning away [απο] of the people from their civil and religious allegiance. So Wyc., turning away.

Examined [ανακρινας] . Originally implying a thorough examination; ajna, up, from bottom to top. Technically, of a legal examination.

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