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Luke 23:6-12
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Jesus Brought Before Herod

6 Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 When[a] he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction,[b] he sent him over to Herod,[c] who also happened to be in Jerusalem[d] at that time. 8 When[e] Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform[f] some miraculous sign.[g] 9 So[h] Herod[i] questioned him at considerable length; Jesus[j] gave him no answer. 10 The chief priests and the experts in the law[k] were there, vehemently accusing him.[l] 11 Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then,[m] dressing him in elegant clothes,[n] Herod[o] sent him back to Pilate. 12 That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other,[p] for prior to this they had been enemies.[q]

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  1. Luke 23:7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  2. Luke 23:7 sn Learning that Jesus was from Galilee and therefore part of Herod’s jurisdiction, Pilate decided to rid himself of the problem by sending him to Herod.
  3. Luke 23:7 sn Herod was Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great. See the note on Herod in 3:1.
  4. Luke 23:7 sn Herod would probably have come to Jerusalem for the feast, although his father was only half Jewish (Josephus, Ant. 14.15.2 [14.403]). Josephus does mention Herod’s presence in Jerusalem during a feast (Ant. 18.5.3 [18.122]).
  5. Luke 23:8 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  6. Luke 23:8 tn Grk “to see some sign performed by him.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style.
  7. Luke 23:8 sn Herod, hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign, seems to have treated Jesus as a curiosity (cf. 9:7-9).
  8. Luke 23:9 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous statements in the narrative about Herod’s desire to see Jesus.
  9. Luke 23:9 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  10. Luke 23:9 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  11. Luke 23:10 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
  12. Luke 23:10 sn Luke portrays the Jewish leadership as driving events toward the cross by vehemently accusing Jesus.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Luke 23:11 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  16. Luke 23:12 sn Herod and Pilate became friends with each other. It may be that Pilate’s change of heart was related to the death of his superior, Sejanus, who had a reputation for being anti-Jewish. To please his superior, Pilate may have ruled the Jews with insensitivity. Concerning Sejanus, see Philo, Embassy 24 (160-61) and Flaccus 1 (1).
  17. Luke 23:12 tn Grk “at enmity with each other.”
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Luke 23:6-12
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Jesus Brought Before Herod

6 Now when[a] Pilate heard this,[b] he asked if the man was a Galilean. 7 And when he[c] found out that he was from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him over to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem in those days. 8 And when[d] Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by him. 9 So he questioned him at considerable length,[e] but he answered nothing to him. 10 And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there vehemently accusing him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers also treated him with contempt, and after[f] mocking him[g] and[h] dressing him[i] in glistening clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 And both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on that same day, for they had previously been enemies of one another.[j]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Luke 23:6 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Luke 23:7 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“found out”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Luke 23:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  5. Luke 23:9 Literally “with many words”
  6. Luke 23:11 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“mocking”) which is understood as temporal
  7. Luke 23:11 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  8. Luke 23:11 Here “and” is supplied to connect the two participles (“mocking” and “dressing”) in keeping with English style
  9. Luke 23:11 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  10. Luke 23:12 Literally “for they had previously existed being at enmity with each other”
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