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11 Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then,[a] dressing him in elegant clothes,[b] Herod[c] sent him back to Pilate.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:11 tn This is a continuation of the previous Greek sentence, but because of its length and complexity, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying “then” to indicate the sequence of events.
  2. Luke 23:11 sn This mockery involved putting elegant royal clothes on Jesus, either white or purple (the colors of royalty). This was no doubt a mockery of Jesus’ claim to be a king.
  3. Luke 23:11 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

11 Por su parte, Herodes, secundado por sus soldados, lo trató con desprecio y se burló de él. Lo vistió con un manto resplandeciente y se lo devolvió a Pilato.

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