Lukas 23:16

23:16 I will therefore have him flogged ¹  and release him.”

Lukas 23:20

23:20 Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted ²  to release Jesus.

Lukas 23:22

23:22 A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty ³  of no crime deserving death. ⁴  I will therefore flog ⁵  him and release him.”

[23:16]  ¹ tn Or “scourged” (BDAG 749 s.v. παιδεύω 2.b.γ). This refers to a whipping Pilate ordered in an attempt to convince Jesus not to disturb the peace. It has been translated “flogged” to distinguish it from the more severe verberatio.

[23:20]  ² sn The account pictures a battle of wills – the people versus Pilate. Pilate is consistently portrayed in Luke’s account as wanting to release Jesus because he believed him to be innocent.

[23:22]  ³ tn Grk “no cause of death I found in him.”

[23:22]  ⁴ sn The refrain of innocence comes once again. Pilate tried to bring some sense of justice, believing Jesus had committed no crime deserving death.

[23:22]  ⁵ tn Or “scourge” (BDAG 749 s.v. παιδεύω 2.b.γ). See the note on “flogged” in v. 16.