Luke 23:22 — Community Reflections

LUKE 23:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.”

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 — for the third time: the triple declaration of innocence mirrors Peter's triple denial. What crime has he committed: the unanswerable question. No grounds for the death penalty: the third acquittal.

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Understanding grace — Luke 23

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