Luke 23:15

23:15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing ¹  deserving death. ² 

Luke 23:7

23:7 When ³  he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, ⁴  he sent him over to Herod, ⁵  who also happened to be in Jerusalem ⁶  at that time.

Luke 23:11

23:11 Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, ⁷  dressing him in elegant clothes, ⁸  Herod ⁹  sent him back to Pilate.

¹ sn With the statement “he has done nothing,” Pilate makes another claim that Jesus is innocent of any crime worthy of death.

² tn Grk “nothing deserving death has been done by him.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁴ 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.

⁵ sn Herod was Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great. See the note on Herod in 3:1.

⁶ 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 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.

⁶ 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.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.