Luke 23:1

Luke 23:1 says, And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.  Many of the same people who had welcomed Jesus as King now led Him to Pilate like a criminal.  They were most likely just followin g the crowd in both cases.  This still happens too often today.  Verse two adds, And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.  They then lied about what Jesus had been saying, making it seem like He was attempting to overthrow Pilate.  The only way anyone can discredit Jesus is through lies.  Verse three states, And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.  Pilate asked Jesus if He was the King of the Jews, and Jesus said that was what Pilate was saying.  Pilate had to make up his mind about Who Jesus was, and so does everyone at some point in life.  Jesus knew Who He was, so it was up to Pilate whether he would acknowledge it or not, and He still knows Who He is today, and it is up to us whether we acknowledge it or not.  Verse four adds, Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.  Pilate told the chief priests and the people that he could find no fault with this man Jesus, and no one ever will.  Verse  five says, And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.  The people were even more determined to find some fault with Jesus, saying He was teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning in Galilee.  This was true, but their implication was that Jesus was teaching something against Pilate without really saying so.  People often attempt to say that Jesus said things that He did not say.