Luke 23:24

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

Cross-references

Exodus 23:2 Contrast

Exodus 23:2 commands not to follow a crowd to do evil — Pilate here violates this principle by yielding to the mob.

Proverbs 17:15 condemns condemning the just — Pilate's sentence of Jesus is exactly that abomination.

Matthew 27:26 reveals Pilate also released Barabbas and scourged Jesus before delivering Him — more detail on the sentence.

Mark 15:15 Parallel

Mark 15:15 clarifies Pilate's motive: wanting to gratify the crowd — which drove his decision to sentence Jesus.

John 19:16 Parallel

John 19:16 records Pilate handing Jesus over to be crucified—carrying out the decision from Luke 23:24.

Mark 15:14 Parallel

Mark 15:14 records the same crowd cry 'Crucify Him!' — the immediate cause of Pilate's sentence here in Luke.

Acts 24:27 Parallel

Acts 24:27 shows Felix leaving Paul in prison to please the Jews—another governor yielding to public pressure, mirroring Pilate's action.