Neville Goddard on Luke 23:13-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 23 in context

Scripture Focus

13And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

14Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

15No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

16I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

17(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

21But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

22And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

24And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

25And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

Luke 23:13-25

Biblical Context

Pilate declares no fault in Jesus, intends to chastise and release; the crowd demands Barabbas and crucifixion; Jesus is delivered to their will.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this inner drama, Pilate represents the conscious I AM examining a belief. The crowd and rulers are the many voices of my mind pressing for a verdict that burdens the truth. Jesus is the living truth within me, innocent of any crime; Barabbas embodies old impulses and fears the mind wants to release to satisfy its habit. The outer scene—judgment, crucifixion, and delivery to will—mirrors how I yield to conditioned thoughts when I forget inner authority. The remedy is a decisive inner revision: I affirm that there is no fault in the Christ within and I release the old judgments to let truth govern my life. When I revise from fear to faith, the inner truth becomes my present reality, and the external world aligns with that renewed state. The scene is not punishment but a dramatic mirror of consciousness awakening to its own innocence and power to choose.

Practice This Now

Assume the role of Pilate and silently declare, 'I find no fault in this inner truth.' Then revise by feeling it real: release the old judgment and let the truth govern your life, right here, right now.