Luke 23:11

Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.

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WEBBE

Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.

BSB

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

ASV

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

BBE

And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.

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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 αὐτὸν auton Him G846 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

The early church

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.

Ambrose of Milan · d. 397Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Nevertheless, observe how the Devil is thwarted by the thing which He does. He heaps up scorn and reproaches against Christ, whereby it is made manifest that the Lord is not seditious. Otherwise He would not have been derided, when so great a danger was afloat, and that too from a people who were held in suspicion, and so given to change.

Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–12

Herod had heard many things of Jesus in Galilee, and out of curiosity longed to see him. The poorest beggar that asked a miracle for the relief of his necessity, was never denied; but this proud prince, who asked for a miracle only to gratify his curiosity, is refused. He might have seen Christ and his wondrous works in Galilee, and would not, therefore it is justly said, Now he would see them, and shall not. Herod sent Christ again to Pilate: the friendships of wicked men are often formed by union in wickedness. They agree in little, except in enmity to God, and contempt of Christ.

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Parallel passages

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Matthew 27:28–29 Mark 15:17–18 John 19:2–3

Cross-references

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Pontius Herod Antipas

Topics

Persecution Malice Scoffing Soldiers Sarcasm Mocking Irony

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.