Luke Chapter 23 verse 3 Holy Bible
And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.
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And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.
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And Pilate demanded of him saying, Art *thou* the king of the Jews? And he answering him said, Thou sayest.
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And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
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Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "So you say."
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And Pilate questioned him, saying, `Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, `Thou dost say `it'.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? Pilate then went again into his judgment-hall, where he had left Jesus, but before going back he could not resist addressing an ironical word to the accusing Jews: "Take ye him, and judge him according to your Law" (John 18:31), to which the Sanhedrists replied that they were not allowed to put any man to death, thus publicly confessing the state of comparative impotence to which they were now reduced, and also revealing their deadly purpose in the case of Jesus. Pilate, having gone into the judgment-hall again, proceeds to interrogate Jesus. The first two accusations he passes over, seeing clearly that they were baseless. The third, however, struck him. Art thou, poor, friendless, powerless Man, the King I have been hearing about? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. St. Luke gives only this bare summary of the examination, in which the prisoner Jesus simply replies "Yes," he was the King. St. John (John 18:33-38) gives us a more full and detailed account. It is more than probable that John was present during the interrogatory. In the sublime answers of the Lord, his words explanatory of the nature of his kingdom, which "is not of this world," struck Pilate and decided him to give the reply we find in the next verse.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Thou sayest it.--Here, as in Luke 22:70 and Matthew 26:64, the formula is one of confession. The fuller narrative of St. John should be compared throughout.
