Luke 23:1-2

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Pilate Questions Jesus^(A)

23 Then the whole group stood up and led Jesus to Pilate [^CPontius Pilate, governor of Judea from ad 26 to 36; see 3:1]. ² They began to accuse Jesus, saying, “We caught this man ·misleading [subverting] our ·people [nation]. He ·says that we should not pay [opposes/forbids paying] taxes to Caesar, and he ·calls himself [claims to be] the ·Christ [Messiah], a king.”