Luke 22:66-23:16

International Standard Version

⁶⁶ As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled and brought him before their Council.^{[a] 67} They said, “If you are the Messiah,^[b] tell us.”

But he told them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe me, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you a question, you won’t answer me. ⁶⁹ But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”^[c]

⁷⁰ Then they all asked, “Are you, then, the Son of God?”

He answered them, “You said it—I AM.”

⁷¹ “Why do we need any more testimony?” they asked. “We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!”

Jesus is Taken to Pilate^(A)

23 Then the whole crowd got up and took him to Pilate. ² They began to accuse him, “We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah,^[d] a king.”

³ Then Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

He answered, “You say so.”

⁴ Then Pilate told the high priests and crowds, “I do not find anything chargeable in this man.”

⁵ But they kept insisting, “He is stirring up the people with what he teaches all over Judea, from where he started in Galilee to this place.”

Jesus is Sent to Herod

⁶ When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. ⁷ When he learned with certainty that Jesus^[e] came from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was in Jerusalem at that time. ⁸ Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, because he had been wanting to see him for a long time on account of what he had heard about him. He was also hoping to see some sign done by him. ⁹ So he continued to question him for a long time, but Jesus^[f] gave him no answer at all. ¹⁰ Meanwhile, the high priests and the scribes stood nearby and continued to accuse him vehemently. ¹¹ Even^[g] Herod and his soldiers treated him with contempt and made fun of him. He put a magnificent robe on Jesus^[h] and sent him back to Pilate. ¹² So Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day. Before this they had been enemies.

Jesus is Sentenced to Death^(B)

¹³ Then Pilate called the high priests, the other^[i] leaders, and the people together ¹⁴ and told them, “You brought this man to me as one who turns the people against the government. And here in your presence I have examined him and have found him ‘Not Guilty’ of the charges you make against him. ¹⁵ Neither does Herod, because he sent him back to us! Indeed, this man^[j] has done nothing to deserve death. ¹⁶ So I will punish him and let him go.”