Luke 23:4
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New International Version (©2011)
Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."

New Living Translation (©2007)
Pilate turned to the leading priests and to the crowd and said, "I find nothing wrong with this man!"

English Standard Version (©2001)
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Pilate then told the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no grounds for charging this man."

International Standard Version (©2012)
Then Pilate told the high priests and crowds, "I do not find anything chargeable in this man."

NET Bible (©2006)
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And Pilate said to the Chief Priests and to the crowd, “I find no fault concerning this man.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I can't find this man guilty of any crime."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

American King James Version
Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

American Standard Version
And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man.

Darby Bible Translation
And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find no guilt in this man.

English Revised Version
And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Pilate to the chief priests, and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

Weymouth New Testament
Pilate said to the High Priests and to the crowd, "I can find no crime in this man."

World English Bible
Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."

Young's Literal Translation
And Pilate said unto the chief priests, and the multitude, 'I find no fault in this man;'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

23:1-5 Pilate well understood the difference between armed forces and our Lord's followers. But instead of being softened by Pilate's declaration of his innocence, and considering whether they were not bringing the guilt of innocent blood upon themselves, the Jews were the more angry. The Lord brings his designs to a glorious end, even by means of those who follow the devices of their own hearts. Thus all parties joined, so as to prove the innocence of Jesus, who was the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 4. - Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this Man. The Roman was interested in the poor Prisoner; perhaps he grudgingly admired him. He was so different to the members of that hated nation he had been brought into such familar contact with; utterly unselfish, noble with a strange nobility, which was quite unknown to officials and politicians of the school of Pilate; but as regards Rome and its views quite harm. less. The Roman evidently was strongly opposed to harsh measures being dealt out to this dreamy, unpractical, generous Enthusiast, as he deemed him.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then said Pilate to the Chief priests, and to the people,.... Both to the sanhedrim, and to the mob that were gathered together about the governor's palace on this occasion; and who were standing without the judgment hall, into which they would not enter, lest they should be defiled, and be unfit to eat the passover: wherefore Pilate came out to them; and this was the second time of his coming out to them, when he said the following words, John 18:28.

I find no fault in this man; no cause, or reason, why any punishment should be inflicted on him, and especially he be put to death; no crime that can be fastened on him, or accusation proved against him, or any thing that amounts to a charge of sedition: the man is an harmless and innocent man, that has done nothing against Caesar, or the government, and good of the nation; and therefore is not worthy of death, or of stripes, but should be discharged. This was Pilate's sense.

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Jesus Before Pilate
…3And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, You say it. 4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. 5And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

Matthew 27:23 "Why? What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!"
Mark 15:14 "Why? What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!"
Luke 23:14 and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him.
Luke 23:22 For the third time he spoke to them: "Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him."
John 18:38 "What is truth?" retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, "I find no basis for a charge against him.
John 19:4 Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him."
John 19:6 As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, "Crucify! Crucify!" But Pilate answered, "You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him."
Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
Acts 25:25 I found he had done nothing deserving of death, but because he made his appeal to the Emperor I decided to send him to Rome.