But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
Parallel translations
- WEB But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”
- KJV And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
- NKJV But they were the more fierce, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.”
- NASB But they kept on insisting, saying, “He is stirring up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee, as far as this place!”
- NLT Then they became insistent. “But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!”
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Quick answer
The accusers insist that Jesus stirs up the people throughout Judea, from Galilee onward. They press their charge of sedition.
Overview
Unsatisfied, the leaders intensify their accusation, claiming Jesus incites unrest across the land. Their mention of Galilee gives Pilate an opening to involve Herod. The persistence of false charges shows their determination to secure His death despite His innocence.
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- John 2:11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
- Mark 1:14After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
- John 1:43The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
- Matt 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matt 4:12–16When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
- Luke 11:53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
- Matt 27:24When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Ps 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- John 7:41Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
- Acts 7:57At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
- Ps 69:4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
- Luke 23:23But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
- Luke 4:14–15Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
- Acts 7:54On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
- Acts 10:37You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
- John 19:15At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
- Ps 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- John 7:52“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
- Acts 5:33When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
- Acts 23:10The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
- Ps 22:12–13Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
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