Luke 24:20
New International Version
The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him;

New Living Translation
But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him.

English Standard Version
and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

Berean Standard Bible
Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

Berean Literal Bible
and that our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the judgment of death, and crucified Him.

King James Bible
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

New King James Version
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him.

New American Standard Bible
and how the chief priests and our rulers handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him.

NASB 1995
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.

NASB 1977
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.

Amplified Bible
and how the chief priests and our rulers handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him.

Christian Standard Bible
and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and how our chief priests and leaders handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified Him.

American Standard Version
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

Contemporary English Version
Then the chief priests and our leaders had him arrested and sentenced to die on a cross.

English Revised Version
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Our chief priests and rulers had him condemned to death and crucified.

Good News Translation
Our chief priests and rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and he was crucified.

International Standard Version
and how our high priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and had him crucified.

Majority Standard Bible
Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

NET Bible
and how our chief priests and rulers handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

New Heart English Bible
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

Weymouth New Testament
and how our High Priests and Rulers delivered Him up to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him.

World English Bible
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
how also the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him up to a judgment of death, and crucified Him;

Berean Literal Bible
and that our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the judgment of death, and crucified Him.

Young's Literal Translation
how also the chief priests and our rulers did deliver him up to a judgment of death, and crucified him;

Smith's Literal Translation
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to the judgment of death, and crucified him.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And how our chief priests and princes delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And how our high priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death. And they crucified him.

New American Bible
how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him.

New Revised Standard Version
and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the high priests and the elders delivered him up to the judgment of death, and they crucified him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the Chief Priests and the Elders delivered him to the sentence of death, and they crucified him.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

Godbey New Testament
How the chief priests and our rulers indeed delivered Him up to the condemnation of death, and they crucified Him.

Haweis New Testament
and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to a sentence of death, and crucified him.

Mace New Testament
and of his being deliver'd up by our chief priests and magistrates to be condemn'd to die, whom they actually crucified:

Weymouth New Testament
and how our High Priests and Rulers delivered Him up to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him.

Worrell New Testament
and how the high priests and our rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.

Worsley New Testament
how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Road to Emmaus
19“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people. 20 Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him. 21But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.…

Cross References
Acts 2:23
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

Acts 3:13-15
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him. / You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. / You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.

Acts 4:10
then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

Acts 5:30
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—

Acts 13:27-28
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. / And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

Matthew 27:1-2
When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death. / They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

Mark 15:1
Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

John 18:28-31
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover. / So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?” / “If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.” ...

John 19:6-7
As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.” / “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

John 19:15-16
At 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. / Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.

Isaiah 53:3-5
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:7-8
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. / By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.

Daniel 9:26
Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.


Treasury of Scripture

And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

Luke 22:66-71
And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, …

Luke 23:1-5
And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate…

Matthew 27:1,2,20
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: …

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1. Jesus' resurrection is declared by two angels to the women who come to the tomb.
9. They report it to others.
13. Jesus himself appears to the two disciples that went to Emmaus;
36. afterwards he appears to the apostles, and reproves their unbelief;
47. gives them a charge;
49. promises the Holy Spirit;
50. and so ascends into heaven.














and how the chief priests and our rulers
This phrase highlights the religious and political authorities of the time. The "chief priests" were the leading religious figures in Jewish society, responsible for temple rituals and maintaining religious order. The Greek word used here is "ἀρχιερεῖς" (archiereis), which denotes their high status and authority. Historically, the chief priests were often seen as collaborators with Roman authorities, balancing their religious duties with political expediency. "Our rulers" refers to the broader leadership, including the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council. This phrase underscores the collective responsibility of the Jewish leadership in the events leading to Jesus' crucifixion, reflecting a tension between religious authority and the emerging Christian faith.

handed Him over
The phrase "handed Him over" is translated from the Greek word "παρέδωκαν" (paredōkan), which conveys the act of betrayal and delivery into the hands of another. This term is significant in the Passion narrative, as it reflects the fulfillment of Jesus' own predictions about His suffering and death. The act of handing over is not merely a physical transfer but a profound spiritual and moral decision, highlighting the rejection of Jesus by the very leaders who were expected to recognize and uphold God's truth.

to be sentenced to death
This phrase captures the culmination of the trial against Jesus, where the religious leaders sought a death sentence. The Greek word for "sentenced" is "κατέκριναν" (katekrinan), meaning to judge or condemn. This legal terminology indicates a formal decision, though it was fraught with injustice and falsehood. Theologically, this moment is pivotal, as it sets the stage for the crucifixion, which Christians believe was the ultimate sacrifice for humanity's sins. The death sentence, while a human verdict, aligns with the divine plan for redemption, showcasing the paradox of human injustice serving a higher purpose in God's salvific work.

(20) Delivered him to be condemned to death.--Literally, to a sentence of death. The words are strictly accurate. The Sanhedrin had not, strictly speaking, passed a sentence of death, though they had voted for condemning our Lord on a capital charge. For that they had to deliver Him up to the secular arm of Pilate.

And have crucified him.--Better, and crucified Him, the tense being the same as "delivered."



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[Our]
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

chief priests
ἀρχιερεῖς (archiereis)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 749: High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

rulers
ἄρχοντες (archontes)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 758: Present participle of archo; a first.

delivered Him up
παρέδωκαν (paredōkan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

[the] sentence
κρίμα (krima)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2917: From krino; a decision ('crime').

of death,
θανάτου (thanatou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2288: Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they crucified
ἐσταύρωσαν (estaurōsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4717: From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.

Him.
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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