Bible verse
When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
Luke 23:6 · BSB
The verses around it, from Luke 23.
2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
3 So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
5 But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
6 When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
7 And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.
8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
9 Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.
10 Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
KJV
When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.
ASV
But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilæan.
ERV
But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.
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