Luke 23:3
New International Version
So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

New Living Translation
So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “You have said it.”

English Standard Version
And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.”

Berean Standard Bible
So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

Berean Literal Bible
And Pilate questioned Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And answering him, He was saying, "You say."

King James Bible
And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

New King James Version
Then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

New American Standard Bible
Now Pilate asked Him, saying, “So You are the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

NASB 1995
So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

NASB 1977
And Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

Legacy Standard Bible
So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “You yourself say it.”

Amplified Bible
So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “It is just as you say.”

Christian Standard Bible
So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews? ” He answered him, “You say so.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You have said it.”

American Standard Version
And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Then Pilate asked him and he said to him, “You are The King of the Judeans?” He said to him, “You have said.”

Contemporary English Version
Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Those are your words," Jesus answered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

English Revised Version
And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Yes, I am," Jesus answered.

Good News Translation
Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "So you say," answered Jesus.

International Standard Version
Then Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "You say so."

Literal Standard Version
And Pilate questioned Him, saying, “You are the King of the Jews?” And He answering him, said, “You say [it].”

Majority Standard Bible
So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

New American Bible
Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He said to him in reply, “You say so.”

NET Bible
So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."

New Revised Standard Version
Then Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He answered, “You say so.”

New Heart English Bible
Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "You say so."

Webster's Bible Translation
And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

Weymouth New Testament
Then Pilate asked Him, "You, then, are the King of the Jews?" "It is as you say," He replied.

World English Bible
Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Pilate questioned him, saying, 'Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, 'Thou dost say it.'

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Context
Jesus Before Pilate
2And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.” 3So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied. 4Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”…

Cross References
Matthew 27:11
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: "Are You the King of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.

Mark 15:2
So Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.

Luke 22:70
So they all asked, "Are You then the Son of God?" He replied, "You say that I am."

John 18:29
So Pilate went out to them and asked, "What accusation are you bringing against this man?"

John 18:33
Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

John 18:37
"Then You are a king!" Pilate said. "You say that I am a king," Jesus answered. "For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice."


Treasury of Scripture

And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, You say it.

Pilate.

Matthew 27:11
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

Mark 15:2
And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

John 18:33-37
Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? …

the King.

Luke 23:38
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Luke 1:32,33
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: …

Luke 19:38-40
Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest…

he answered.

1 Timothy 6:13
I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

Thou sayest it.

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Luke 23
1. Jesus is accused before Pilate, and sent to Herod.
8. Herod mocks him.
12. Herod and Pilate become friends.
13. Barabbas is desired of the people,
24. and is released by Pilate, and Jesus is given to be crucified.
26. He tells the women, that lament him, the destruction of Jerusalem;
34. prays for his enemies.
39. Two criminals are crucified with him.
46. His death.
50. His burial.














(3) Thou sayest it.--Here, as in Luke 22:70 and Matthew 26:64, the formula is one of confession. The fuller narrative of St. John should be compared throughout.

Verse 3. - And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? Pilate then went again into his judgment-hall, where he had left Jesus, but before going back he could not resist addressing an ironical word to the accusing Jews: "Take ye him, and judge him according to your Law" (John 18:31), to which the Sanhedrists replied that they were not allowed to put any man to death, thus publicly confessing the state of comparative impotence to which they were now reduced, and also revealing their deadly purpose in the case of Jesus. Pilate, having gone into the judgment-hall again, proceeds to interrogate Jesus. The first two accusations he passes over, seeing clearly that they were baseless. The third, however, struck him. Art thou, poor, friendless, powerless Man, the King I have been hearing about? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. St. Luke gives only this bare summary of the examination, in which the prisoner Jesus simply replies "Yes," he was the King. St. John (John 18:33-38) gives us a more full and detailed account. It is more than probable that John was present during the interrogatory. In the sublime answers of the Lord, his words explanatory of the nature of his kingdom, which "is not of this world," struck Pilate and decided him to give the reply we find in the next verse.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
So
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Pilate
Πιλᾶτος (Pilatos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4091: Pilate. Of Latin origin; close-pressed, i.e. Firm; Pilatus, a Roman.

asked
ἠρώτησεν (ērōtēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.

Him,
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Are
εἶ (ei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

You
Σὺ (Sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

King
Βασιλεὺς (Basileus)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.

of the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews?”
Ἰουδαίων (Ioudaiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

“You
Σὺ (Sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

have said [so],”
λέγεις (legeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

[Jesus] replied.
ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.


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