KJV ORIGINAL
And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The entire crowd got up and took Jesus to Pilate.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When the mob mentality kicks in, even innocent people get dragged into chaos.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Luke, this verse describes the moment when the Jewish religious leaders brought Jesus to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, after his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. This occurred during a time of Roman occupation, where the Jewish authorities lacked the power to impose the death penalty and needed Roman approval for such matters. It highlights the political tensions between Jewish religious leaders and Roman rule in first-century Palestine.
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