Luke 22:66-23:12

English Standard Version

Jesus Before the Council

^66 (A)When day came, ^(B)the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their ^(C)council, and they ^(D)said, ^67 (E)“If you are ^(F)the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you, you will not answer. ⁶⁹ But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated ^(G)at the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰ So they all said, “Are you ^(H)the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, ^(I)“You say that I am.” ⁷¹ Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”

Jesus Before Pilate

23 ^(J)Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^(K)misleading our nation and ^(L)forbidding us to give tribute to ^(M)Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^(N)a king.” ^3 (O)And Pilate asked him, ^(P)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, ^(Q)“You have said so.” ⁴ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, ^(R)“I find no guilt in this man.” ⁵ But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, ^(S)from Galilee even to this place.”

Jesus Before Herod

⁶ When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. ⁷ And when he learned that he belonged to ^(T)Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. ⁸ When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, ^(U)for he had long desired to see him, ^(V)because he had heard about him, and he was hoping ^(W)to see some sign done by him. ⁹ So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. ¹⁰ The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. ¹¹ And Herod with his soldiers ^(X)treated him with contempt and ^(Y)mocked him. Then, ^(Z)arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. ¹² And ^(AA)Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.