Luke 12:11

12:11 But when they bring you before the synagogues, ¹  the ²  rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense ³  or what you should say,

Luke 23:7

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

[12:11]  ¹ sn The saying looks at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to the rulers and the authorities suggests.

[12:11]  ² tn Grk “and the,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[12:11]  ³ tn Grk “about how or what you should say in your defense,” but this is redundant with the following clause, “or what you should say.”

[23:7]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[23:7]  ⁵ 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.

[23:7]  ⁶ sn Herod was Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great. See the note on Herod in 3:1.

[23:7]  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]).