Luke 23:15

15 But neither [did] Herod, because he sent him back to us. And behold, nothing deserving death {has been done} by him.

Luke 23:15 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:15

No, nor yet Herod
Who was a Jew, and better versed in their religious affairs, and understood the nature of such charges, and the amount of them, and what was sufficient proof in such cases; and who had also examined Jesus, and that in their presence, and had heard all that they had to accuse him with, and yet found no fault in him of any such kind, as to condemn him to death for it: for I sent you to him;
along with Jesus, to make your allegations against him good before him; or, "I sent him to him", as the Syriac version reads; that is, Jesus to him, as the Persic version expresses, he being of his country, and belonging to his jurisdiction; or, "he sent him back to us"; as the Arabic version reads, and three of Beza's copies: that is, Herod, after he had examined Jesus, and found no fault in him, sent him again to us; not being able to make out any crime against him, or to pass any judgment on the matter, for it follows; and lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him;
or "by him": the sense is, either that it appeared to Herod, that Christ had done nothing that deserved death; or that nothing was done to him by Herod, which showed that he thought he was worthy of it; since he passed no sentence on him, nor ordered him to be scourged, nor delivered him into the hands of an executioner, or to be imprisoned until things could be cleared up.

Luke 23:15 In-Context

13 So Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people
14 [and] said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people, and behold, [when I] examined [him] before you, I found nothing in this man as basis for the accusation which {you are making} against him
15 But neither [did] Herod, because he sent him back to us. And behold, nothing deserving death {has been done} by him.
16 Therefore I will punish him [and] release [him]."

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Literally "is having been done"
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