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Luke 23 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus is tried before Pilate and Herod, crucified between two criminals, and laid in a tomb as the Sabbath approaches. Below is a research summary for Luke 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 34
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Luke 23 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ἡρῴδης | Hērṓdēs | G2264 | 6 | Herod |
| οὐδείς | oudeís | G3762 | 7 | any, aught, man, neither any |
| ἀπολύω | apolýō | G630 | 5 | depart, dismiss, divorce, forgive |
| λαός | laós | G2992 | 5 | people |
| κακοῦργος | kakoûrgos | G2557 | 3 | evil-doer, malefactor |
| σταυρόω | stauróō | G4717 | 4 | crucify |
| αἴτιος | aítios | G159 | 3 | author |
How preachers through history handled this text
34 public-domain excerpts on Luke 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The fear of man brings many into this snare, that they will do an unjust thing, against their consciences, rather than get into trouble. Pilate declares Jesus innocent, and has a mind to release him; yet, to please the people, he would punish him as an evil-doer. If no fault be found in him, why chastise him? Pilate yielded at length; he had not courage to go against so strong a stream. He delivered Jesus to their will, to be crucified.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 23:13–25 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Luke 23:19
- Cyrene— Luke 23:26
- Golgotha— Luke 23:33
- Galilee 1— Luke 23:49
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