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Luke 23:14
ESV and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him.
NIV and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him.
NASB and he said to them, 'You brought this man to me on the ground that he is inciting the people to revolt; and behold, after examining Him before you, I have found no basis at all in the case of this man for the charges which you are bringing against Him.
CSB and said to them, "You have brought me this man as one who misleads the people. But in fact, after examining him in your presence, I have found no grounds to charge this man with those things you accuse him of.
NLT and he announced his verdict. 'You brought this man to me, accusing him of leading a revolt. I have examined him thoroughly on this point in your presence and find him innocent.
KJV Said 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:
NKJV said to them, “You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him;

What does Luke 23:14 mean?

Pilate is telling Jewish religious leaders and the crowd they've gathered that he still can't find any law which Jesus has broken. He questioned Jesus and he had Herod Antipas question Him, and both think Jesus is innocent.

Earlier that morning, chief priests, scribes, and elders had taken Jesus to Pilate claiming, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king" (Luke 23:2). They also say, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place" (Luke 23:5).

The great irony is that Jesus is Christ and He is a king. He is not misleading people. It is the religious leaders who are deceptive, as they insist Jesus does not fit the Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah. They know He does, but they are envious of His popularity (John 11:45–53). Pilate is savvy enough to realize this (Matthew 27:18).

This is the second of three times Pilate declares Jesus' innocence (Luke 23:4, 22). In fact, this seems to be Luke's theme of the chapter: everyone knows Jesus is innocent but the Jewish leaders and crowd continue to insist He be crucified. It's unclear what Pilate thinks about Jesus. Jesus tells him "My kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36). Pilate may think Jesus is slightly delusional. But he knows Jesus is not a threat to the peace of Jerusalem and doesn't deserve crucifixion.
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