# Luke 23.6-12 **Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 4. And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man. 5. But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place. > > **6. But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. 7. And when he knew that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these days. 8. Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him. 9. And he questioned him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 10. And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. 11. And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate. 12. And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day: for before they were at enmity between themselves.** > > 13. And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14. and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: (Luke 23:4-14, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 4. Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.” 5. But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.” > > **6. But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean. 7. When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days. 8. Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him. 9. He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers. 10. The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. 11. Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate. 12. Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.** > > 13. Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14. and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him. (Luke 23:4-14, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 4. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. 5. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. > > **6. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. 7. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. 8. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 9. Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 10. And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 11. 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. 12. And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.** > > 13. And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14. Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: (Luke 23:4-14, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 4. And Pilate said unto the chief priests, and the multitude, 'I find no fault in this man;' 5. and they were the more urgent, saying, 'He doth stir up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea, having begun from Galilee, unto this place.' > > **6. And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the man is a Galilean, 7. and having known that he is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he being also in Jerusalem in those days. 8. And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long [time] to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him, 9. and was questioning him in many words, and he answered him nothing. 10. And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing him, 11. and Herod with his soldiers having set him at nought, and having mocked, having put around him gorgeous apparel, did send him back to Pilate, 12. and both Pilate and Herod became friends on that day with one another, for they were before at enmity between themselves.** > > 13. And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people, 14. said unto them, 'Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him; (Luke 23:4-14, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Pilate Stone](/codex/pilate-stone/), via [Luke 23.1-25](/codex/luke-23-1-25/) - [Pilates Ring at Herodion](/codex/pilates-ring-at-herodion/), via [Luke 23.1-25](/codex/luke-23-1-25/) - [The Passion of Christ](/codex/the-passion-of-christ/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.