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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 23:16

I will therefore chastise him. — The primary meaning of the word was to correct as children are corrected, thence to use the rod, as in Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 29:17. As used here it implied the Roman punishment of scourging. Pilate was here, as throughout, halting between two opinions, convinced of the innocence of the Accused, yet afraid to oppose the people. Would it not be enough, he thought, that they should see Him treated as guilty of a minor offence? Would they not accept His release as part of the ceremonial of the day?

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    I WILL THEREFORE CHASTISE HIM - The word “chastise” here means to “scourge or to whip.” This was usually done before capital punishment, to increase the sufferings of the man condemned. It is not easy...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 23 _ 1. The son of man before Pilate and Herod. (Luke 23:1)_ 2. Pilate Yields to the People's Will; Barabbas Freed and the Son of man Condemned. (Luke 23:13) 3. The Crucifixion of the Son Of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PILATE, HEROD, AND JESUS (Lk. only). The historicity of this incident has been questioned on two grounds. (1) There was not time for it before the Crucifixion at 9 A.M. But the Crucifixion may have be...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    TRIAL BEFORE PILATE AND SILENCE BEFORE HEROD (Luke 23:1-12)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was seducing the people from their allegiance; and--look you--I have examined him...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    I WILL, &c. Probably with his own hands (Compare Luke 23:22.Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15) instead of crucifying Him; with the view of releasing Him. CHASTISE. Compare...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _I will therefore chastise him_ This was the point at which Pilate began to yield to the fatal vacillation which soon passed into guilt and made it afterwards impossible for him to escape. He had just...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΠΑΙΔΕΎΣΑΣ ΟΥ̓͂Ν ΑΥ̓ΤΌΝ. This was the point at which Pilate began to yield to the fatal vacillation which soon passed into guilt and made it afterwards impossible for him to escape. He had just declare...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    THE TRIAL BEFORE HEROD. FURTHER ENDEAVOURS OF PILATE TO PROCURE HIS ACQUITTAL. THE CHOICE OF BARABBAS. THE CONDEMNATION TO THE CROSS...

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    Ver 13. And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14. Said to them, you have brought this man to me, as one that perverts the people: and, behold, I, hav...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΠΑΙΔΕΎΣΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΠΑΙΔΕΎΩ (G3811) учить, предостерегать. "Преподать ему урок" избить либо строго предупредить (Sherwin-White, 27). Предполагается, что избиение составит полностью все нака...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 1583 BARABBAS SPARED, AND CHRIST CONDEMNED Luke 23:13. And Pilate, when he had called together the chief-priests and the rulers and the people, said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    I WILL THEREFORE CHASTISE HIM— Pilate might imagine that Christ was an enthusiast, though not a seditious person; and this punishment might be designed as an admonition to him in future, not to use su...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Indicted (Luke 23:1-25) 23 Then the whole company of them arose, and brought him before Pilate. 2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our na...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _The Second Trial Before Pilate Scripture_ Luke 23:13-25 And Pilate called together the Chief Priest and the rulers, and the people, 14 and said unto them, Ye brought unto me thi...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, For the exposition see the notes at ; For the exposition, see the notes at John 18:38;...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    1-5 Compare Mat_27:1-14; Mar_15:2-5 : Joh_18:28-38. 1 The trial now takes on a new character. It passes from the religious to the political phase. It would be quite useless to bring the Sanhedrin's f...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    TRIAL BEFORE PILATE AND HEROD. THE CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL 1-5. The trial before Pilate begins (Matthew 27:1; Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:1; John 18:2

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    TRIAL BEFORE PILATE RESUMED. JESUS IS CONDEMNED (Matthew 27:15; Mark 15:6; John 18:38 to John 19:16). See on Mt and Jn....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 23 PILATE EXAMINES JESUS 23:1-7 V1 The whole group rose up and took Jesus to Pilate. V2 They began to accuse him. ‘We caught this man because he is c...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    παιδεύσας : doubtless used here in the Hellenistic sense of chastise, scourge a mild name for an ugly thing. The policy of the proposal Euthy. thus explains: “a moderate flagellation (μετρίαν μαστίγωσ...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Pilate proposes to release Jesus_....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    BARABBAS OR CHRIST? Luke 23:13-25 Herod's moral nature had become almost extinguished by a long course of immorality and cruelty. While the Baptist lived, he had “done many things” and heard John gla...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is the story of the Cross, and, as in dealing with other Gospels, it is best read in reverent quietness and meditation. We see all the forces of evil as represented in the Jewish priests and in P...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (5) I will therefore chastise him, and release [him]. (5) The wisdom of the flesh is to choose the lesser of two evils, but God curses such plans....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    It ws a very common punishment among the Jews to scourge those who had committed crimes for which death would have been too severe. According to the laws of the Hebrews, (Deuteronomy xxv. 3.) the numb...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    PILATE SEEKS TO RELEASE HIM IN LIEU OF BARABBAS Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; John 18:39-40; Luke 23:13-25. “ An

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    Not having succeeded in this way, Pilate finds himself reduced to seek another expedient. Two present themselves to his mind: first, the offer to chastise Jesus, that is to say, to scourge Him; then t...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    2 _d. The Civil Judgment: Luke 23:1-25_. Here we have the description, on the one hand, of the series of manoeuvres used by the Jews to obtain from Pilate the execution of the sentence, and on the oth...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, (14) Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, havi...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Luke 23:16._I will therefore chastise him, and release him. _If any slight offense had been committed, which was not a capital crime, the Roman governors (262) were wont to cause the offenders to be b...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The Gentiles, however, are not presented in this Gospel as being voluntarily guilty. We see, no doubt, an indifference which is flagrant injustice in a case like this, and an insolence which nothing c...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    I WILL THEREFORE CHASTISE HIM,.... Give him some correction, as by scourging, or beating with rods: this he proposed, not because he thought him deserving of it, but in complaisance to the Jews; since...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    I will therefore chastise him, and release _him_. Ver. 16. _I will therefore chastise him_] And so he did, purposely to move pity, John 19:1, but all in vain: yea, though he afterwards presented him...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And Pilate_ Having received an account of what had passed before Herod; _called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people_ Namely, such of them as had appeared against Jesus as his accus...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    CHASTISE; scourge or whip him....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    I WILL THEREFORE CHASTISE HIM, AND RELEASE HIM....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Another subterfuge of Pilate's:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    DELIVERED TO PONTIUS PILATE (vs.1-5) It was still early morning when the Lord Jesus was brought to the judgment hall of Pilate, the Roman governor (John 18:28), for the Jews were determined to quick...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    13-25 The fear of man brings many into this snare, that they will do an unjust thing, against their consciences, rather than get into trouble. Pilate declares Jesus innocent, and has a mind to release...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 23:1...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 23:16 will G3811 therefore G3767 chastise G3811 (G5660) Him G846 release G630 (G5692) Him...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    PILATE'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO CLEAR JESUS AND HIS FINAL ABJECT SURRENDER (23:13-25). Having received the prisoner back with the confirmation from Herod that he found no fault in Jesus (Herod was not abou...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said unto them, “You brought to me this man, as one who perverts the people, and behold, I, having examined him before...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 23:16. I WILL THEREFORE CHASTISE HIM. Pilate ought to have said: I will release without any punishment. His want of moral earnestness now appears. This was a concession, and an illegal one, since...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 23:13-25. FURTHER EXAMINATION BEFORE PILATE. See on Matthew 27:15-26; comp. Mark 15:6-15; John 18:39-40. Luke gives, in this

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    ‘Here we have the description, on the one hand of the series of maneuvers used by the Jews to obtain from Pilate the execution of the sentence, and on the other, of the series of Pilate's expedients o...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    CHASTISE (παιδευσας). First aorist active participle of παιδευω, to train a child (παις), and then, as a part of the training, punishment. Our English word chasten is from the Latin _castus_, pure,...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Luke 23:16 Note: I. That the trials and sufferings of Jesus Christ were essential to the perfection of His character as our Great Example. There have been in the world examples of patience and resig...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Luke 23:1. _And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate._ Our Lord had been taken to the tribunal of Annas and of Caiaphas, and sow the whole multitude of them arose and led him un...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Luke 23:13 , And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold,...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Luke 23:1 , _And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him saying, We found this_ Put in what word you like villains scoundrel our translators could not...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jesus before Pilate and Herod. Barabbas released and Jesus condemned. The cricifixion and entombment. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Pilate, Caesar, Herod, Barabbas, Simon, two thieves, Joseph. CONCLUS...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 23:12. _The same day Pilate and Herod were made friends._ This occurrence is quoted in Acts 4:27, as an accomplishment of the prophecy in the second psalm. Luke 23:22. He said to them the third t...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    AND TOOK JESUS BEFORE PILATE. See notes on Matthew 27:11-35; John 18:28_ to_ John 19:16. Matthew says they put Jesus in chains and took him. TELLING THEM NOT TO PAY TAXES TO THE EMPEROR. This was fals...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 23:6 This account is found only in Luke 1:1 (compare Acts 4:27). Both Pilate and Herod Antipas found Jesus innocent ...

  • The Gospels Compared

    PILATE HANDS JESUS OVER TO BE CRUCIFIED MATTHEW 27:15-26; MARK 15:6-15; LUKE 23:13-25; JOHN 18:38-40...

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 23 VER. 39. _And one of the malefactors which were hanged_ (this one, according to tradition, hung on the left hand of Christ) _railed_ _on Him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 23:1. WHOLE MULTITUDE.—Rather, “company” (R.V.). The word is a different one from that so often used to denote “the crowd,” or “the mob.” It here simply means the members of the...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 23:1 _The trial before Pilate_:_ First examination._ LUKE 23:1 AND THE WHOLE MULTITUDE OF THEM AROSE, AND LED HIM UNTO PILATE. The Sanhedrin had now formally condemned Jesus to dea...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And the whole multitude of them arose, and they led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and sayi...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 5:40; Acts 5:41; Isaiah 53:5; John 19:1; Mark 15:15;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Chastise [π α ι δ ε υ σ α ς]. Originally to bring up a child [π α ι ς]. Hence, to instruct, so Acts 7:22, of Moses instructed in the wisdom of the Egyptians; and Acts 22:3, of Paul instructed in the l...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE SUFFERING CHRIST Luke 23:11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When Christ came down to this earth; He who was holy, who knew no sin, suffered all the sorrows that sin brought into a world of shame and of wick...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    I will therefore chastise him — Here Pilate began to give ground, which only encouraged them to press on. Matthew 27:15; Mark 15:6; John 18:39....

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