Luke 23:14

23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading 1  the people. When I examined him before you, I 2  did not find this man guilty 3  of anything you accused him of doing.

Luke 23:20

23:20 Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted 4  to release Jesus.

1 tn This term also appears in v. 2.

2 tn Grk “behold, I” A transitional use of ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here.

3 tn Grk “nothing did I find in this man by way of cause.” The reference to “nothing” is emphatic.

4 sn The account pictures a battle of wills – the people versus Pilate. Pilate is consistently portrayed in Luke’s account as wanting to release Jesus because he believed him to be innocent.