Luke 23:5-7

23:5 But they persisted ¹  in saying, “He incites ²  the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!” ³ 

Jesus Brought Before Herod

23:6 Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 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.

[23:5]  ¹ tn Or “were adamant.” For “persisted in saying,” see L&N 68.71.

[23:5]  ² sn He incites the people. The Jewish leadership claimed that Jesus was a political threat and had to be stopped. By reiterating this charge of stirring up rebellion, they pressured Pilate to act, or be accused of overlooking political threats to Rome.

[23:5]  ³ tn Grk “beginning from Galilee until here.”

[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]).