LUKE—NOTE ON Luke 23:2 began to accuse him. That is, bring formal charges against him. The religious reasons for Jesus’ condemnation would be of little interest to Rome, so the Sanhedrin changes them to political charges. The first charge, misleading our nation, involves seducing the nation away from loyalty to Rome. The second, forbidding... tribute to Caesar, is clearly false (see Luke 20:20). The third is that he himself is Christ, a king (compare John 18:33, John 18:36, John 18:37). Jesus’ claims to kingship would be a direct challenge to Caesar.

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