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Luke 23:5

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23:5 But they persisted 1  in saying, “He incites 2  the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!” 3 

1 tn Or “were adamant.” For “persisted in saying,” see L&N 68.71.

2 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.

3 tn Grk “beginning from Galilee until here.”



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