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Luke 23:5
New English Translation
Luke 23:5
New English Translation
5 But they persisted[a] in saying, “He incites[b] the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!”[c]
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- Luke 23:5 tn Or “were adamant.” For “persisted in saying,” see L&N 68.71.
- Luke 23:5 sn He incites the people. The Jewish leadership claimed that Jesus was a political threat and had to be stopped. By reiterating this charge of stirring up rebellion, they pressured Pilate to act, or be accused of overlooking political threats to Rome.
- Luke 23:5 tn Grk “beginning from Galilee until here.”
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