Luke 23:11 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 23:11

And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.

KJV

And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Jerusalem

Catechetical Lecture 13:14 (386)

Having been bound, Christ went from Caiaphas to Pilate; is this also written? Yes: "And having bound him, they led him away as a present to the King of Jarim." But some keen listener will object: "Pilate was not a king." (Let us pass over for the time the main points of the inquiry.) "How then, having bound him, did they lead him as a present to the king?" But read the Gospel: "Pilate, hearing that he was from Galilee, sent him to Herod; for Herod was then king and was present in Jerusalem."

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

It is not without reason that He is arrayed by Herod in a white robe, as bearing a sign of His immaculate Passion, that the Lamb of God without spot would take upon Himself the sins of the world.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Herod with his men of war - With his soldiers, or his body-guard. It is probable that in traveling he had “a guard” to attend him constantly. Set him at nought - Treated him with contempt and ridicule. A gorgeous robe - A white or shining robe, for this is the meaning of the original. The Roman princes wore “purple” robes, and “Pilate,” therefore, put such a robe on Jesus. The Jewish kings wore a “white” robe, which was often rendered very shining or gorgeous by much tinsel or silver interwoven.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐξουθενήσας	exouthenēsas	Having set at naught	G1848 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἡρῴδης	Hērōdēs	Herod	G2264 →
σὺν	sun	with	G4862 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
στρατεύμασιν	strateumasin	troops	G4753 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐμπαίξας,	empaixas	having mocked	G1702 →
περιβαλὼν	peribalōn	[and] having put on	G4016 →
ἐσθῆτα	esthēta	apparel	G2066 →
λαμπρὰν	lampran	splendid,	G2986 →
ἀνέπεμψεν	anepempsen	sent back	G375 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
Πιλάτῳ.	Pilatō	to Pilate.	G4091 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
leads to
- John 1:10–11
  He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
- Matthew 26:67
  Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- Isaiah 53:10
  Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days,…
- Hebrews 12:2–3
  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
- Isaiah 49:7
  Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes…
Through
John 19:5
When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
leads to
- John 19:2
  The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
- Isaiah 7:14
  Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Hebrews 12:2
  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke