Luke 23:12

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, ¹  for prior to this they had been enemies. ² 

biblegateway Luk 23:12

That day Herod and Pilate became friends—before this they had been enemies.

biblegateway Luk 23:12

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

biblegateway Luk 23:12

Herod and Pilate, who had been enemies before, became friends that day.

biblegateway Luk 23:12

That day Herod and Pilate became thick as thieves. Always before they had kept their distance.

SABDAweb Luk 23:12

And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one another, for before they had been against one another.

bibleoremus Luk 23:12

That same day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other; before this they had been enemies.

biblegateway Luk 23:12

That very day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other.

biblegateway Luk 23:12

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, ¹  for prior to this they had been enemies. ² 

¹ sn Herod and Pilate became friends with each other. It may be that Pilate’s change of heart was related to the death of his superior, Sejanus, who had a reputation for being anti-Jewish. To please his superior, Pilate may have ruled the Jews with insensitivity. Concerning Sejanus, see Philo, Embassy 24 (160-61) and Flaccus 1 (1).

² tn Grk “at enmity with each other.”