Luke 23:13-25

Pilate orders the soldiers to kill Jesus

About the next group of questions

Here we read why Pilate ordered the soldiers to kill Jesus on a cross. And we read how the Jewish leaders persuaded Pilate to do this.

Pray

Ask God to help you to study today.

Read: Luke 23:13-25

23:14 What did Pilate tell all the people, the chief priests and the leaders about Jesus?

23:15 What did both Herod and Pilate think about Jesus?

23:17 What did Pilate want to do to Jesus?

23:18 What did the crowd ask Pilate to do with Jesus? Whom did they want to free instead of Jesus?

23:19 What kind of man was Barabbas?

23:20 How did Pilate try to free Jesus?

23:21 What did the crowd want Pilate to do?

23:22 How many times did Pilate try to free Jesus?

23:23 What finally made Pilate do what the people wanted?

23:25 What did Pilate do to Jesus?

Final remarks

Pilate believed that Jesus was innocent. But the Jewish leaders persuaded the crowd to protest loudly. So, Pilate worried that he might not be able to control the people. The people asked Pilate to free a man who was guilty of murder. And they asked him to kill an innocent man on a cross.

Pray

Father God, help me not to follow other people’s wrong opinions. Help me instead to know what you want me to do. And help me to do it. Amen.