I Find No Fault in Him - Luke 23:4

Luke the beloved physician wrote how, “the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, You said it”, and in chapter twenty-three and verse four of his book Luke shared how Pilate said, “I find no fault in this man” where we read:

Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

The verse reads, “Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, ...” Luke began with the words, “then said Pilate” or “at that time uttered, declared and proclaimed Pilate whose name means armed with a spear and was the sixth Roman procurator of Judah and Samaria” “to the chief priests” which means “toward the high and principal priests” “and to the people” or “and toward the men and women who were gathered with the religious leaders”. Luke shared how Pilate began to make a statement to the “religious leaders and multitude” concerning Jesus.

The verse continues, “... I find no fault in this man.” Luke added the words, “I find no fault” which means “I, Pilate, discover, observe and do not see any cause, reason or crime” “in this man” or “within this male human being”. Luke shared how Pilate told the religious leaders and the people he did not see a single “cause, reason or crime” within Jesus.

When we think through Luke's words in this verse, we learn how “Pilate” proclaimed Jesus' innocence before the “high priests and the people”. Jesus was “innocent without sin or error” (For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. See 2 Corinthians 5:21), and when the “chief priests and people” brought accusations against Him, they were inaccurate and wrong. Even though this treatment of the “Son of God” was in error, it was necessary for “innocent” Jesus to die for the sins of mankind. God loves people, and He sent His Son Jesus to be an “appeasing sacrifice” so people might be forgiven of their sins and live forever in Heaven with God. Those who are wise will carefully examine every “innocent” detail to Jesus' life and proclaim like “Pilate” did, “I find no fault in this man”.

Next time we see Luke share how Pilate says, “they were the more fierce, saying, He stirs up the people”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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