ESV Reformation Study Bible – Luke 23:3
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Luke 23:3

23:3 You have said so. In one sense Jesus was King of the Jews, but in the sense in which Pilate understood the title He was not. His answer means something like “So you say” (cf. John 18:33–38). From this reply Pilate concluded that Jesus was no revolutionary (v. 4).