JESUS WAS TRIED AND CONDEMNED IN OUR PLACES
Luke 22:63-23:25
Key Verse: 23:25
1. How did the guards treat Jesus and why (22:63-65)? Who interrogated Jesus and what was their purpose (66-67a; 19:47)? What did Jesus know about them (67b-68)?
2. What does Jesus’ answer reveal about his identity, hope, and sense of victory (69; 20:42-43; Ps 110:1)? How did they use his answer as a basis to accuse him (70a)? How did Jesus respond and what was the result (70b-71)?
3. What different charge did they bring against Jesus before Pilate (23:1-2)? What did Pilate ask and what does Jesus’ answer mean (3; Jn 18:36-37)? Why did Pilate find no basis for a charge against Jesus (4)?
4. How did Pilate try to avoid responsibility (5-7)? How was Jesus treated in Herod’s custody (8-12)? What do the judgments of Herod and Pilate show about Jesus innocence (13-17)? Why didn’t Pilate let Jesus go?
5. What did the crowd demand (18-19)? Why did Pilate finally surrender Jesus to their will (20-24)? Read verse 25. What result did this have on Barabbas and on Jesus? How does this portray Jesus who was condemned in our places?