4 Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."
4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man.
4 Pilate told the high priests and the accompanying crowd, "I find nothing wrong here. He seems harmless enough to me.
4 So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no fault in this Man.
4 Pilate turned to the leading priests and to the crowd and said, "I find nothing wrong with this man!"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 23:4
Commentary on Luke 23:1-5
(Read Luke 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.