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22 A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty[a] of no crime deserving death.[b] I will therefore flog[c] him and release him.”

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  1. Luke 23:22 tn Grk “no cause of death I found in him.”
  2. Luke 23:22 sn The refrain of innocence comes once again. Pilate tried to bring some sense of justice, believing Jesus had committed no crime deserving death.
  3. Luke 23:22 tn Or “scourge” (BDAG 749 s.v. παιδεύω 2.b.γ). See the note on “flogged” in v. 16.