KJV ORIGINAL
I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So I'll have him punished, and then let him go.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes even doing the right thing feels like a compromise.
📚 Historical Context
In the historical context of Luke 23:16, Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, is addressing the crowd during Jesus' trial, where he has examined Jesus and found no basis for the charges brought by the Jewish leaders. Pilate proposes to flog Jesus as a compromise and then release him, hoping to appease the accusers while avoiding a full condemnation of an innocent man. This scene is part of the Passion narrative, occurring just before Jesus' crucifixion as described in the Gospels.
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