Luke 23:3

New English Translation

³So^[a] Pilate asked Jesus,^[b] “Are you the king^[c] of the Jews?” He replied, “You say so.”^[d]

Luke 23:3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the charges brought in the previous verse.
Luke 23:3 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Luke 23:3 sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested only in the third charge, because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.
Luke 23:3 sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 22:70.

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