Luke 13:1 mentions Pilate's prior violence against Galileans, which explains why Pilate asks if Jesus is a Galilean in Luke 23:6.

Luke 3:1 lists Pilate as governor and Herod as tetrarch of Galilee, providing the political backdrop for Pilate's jurisdictional question.

Acts 23:34 shows a similar legal inquiry about a defendant's province to determine jurisdiction, paralleling Pilate's question about Galilee.