Luke 23:8-10

23:8 When ¹  Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform ²  some miraculous sign. ³  23:9 So ⁴  Herod ⁵  questioned him at considerable length; Jesus ⁶  gave him no answer. 23:10 The chief priests and the experts in the law ⁷  were there, vehemently accusing him. ⁸ 

[23:8]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[23:8]  ² tn Grk “to see some sign performed by him.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style.

[23:8]  ³ sn Herod, hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign, seems to have treated Jesus as a curiosity (cf. 9:7-9).

[23:9]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous statements in the narrative about Herod’s desire to see Jesus.

[23:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:10]  ⁷ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[23:10]  ⁸ sn Luke portrays the Jewish leadership as driving events toward the cross by vehemently accusing Jesus.