Luke 23:2-12

2 ¹And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this man ²misleading our nation and ³forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King."

3 So Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and said, "⁴It is as you say."

4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "⁵I find no guilt in this man.

5 But they kept on insisting, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, ⁶starting from Galilee even as far as this place."

6 When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

7 And when he learned that He belonged * to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to ⁷Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at that time.

Jesus before Herod

8 Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for ⁸he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.

9 And he questioned Him at some length *; but ⁹He answered him nothing.

10 And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vehemently.

11 And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, ¹⁰dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

12 Now ¹¹Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been * enemies with each other.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 23:2, 3: {Matthew 27:11-14; Mark 15:2-5; John 18:29-37}
• 2. Luke 23:14
• 3. Luke 20:22; John 18:33f; John 19:12; Acts 17:7
• 4. Luke 22:70
• 5. Matthew 27:23; Mark 15:14; Luke 23:14, 22; John 18:38; John 19:4, 6
• 6. Matthew 4:12
• 7. Matthew 14:1; Mark 6:14; Luke 3:1; Luke 9:7; Luke 13:31
• 8. Luke 9:9
• 9. Matthew 27:12, 14; Mark 15:5; John 19:9
• 10. Matthew 27:28
• 11. Acts 4:27

Footnotes

• [a] I.e. Messiah
• [b] Lit "in these days"
• [c] Or "attesting miracle"
• [d] Lit "in many words"