23Then ^rtheir whole assembly rose up and brought Him before Pilate. ²They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes ^sto Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

³So Pilate asked Him, ^t“Are You the King of the Jews?” ^u

He answered him, “You have said it.” ^v

⁴Pilate then told the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no grounds ^wfor charging this man.”

⁵But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people, ^xteaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee ^ywhere He started even to here.”

Jesus Faces Herod Antipas

⁶When Pilate ^zheard this, ^ahe asked if the man was a Galilean. ⁷Finding that He was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, ^bwho was also in Jerusalem during those days. ⁸Herod was very glad to see Jesus; for a long time he had wanted to see Him because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see some miracle ^cperformed by Him. ⁹So he kept asking Him questions, but Jesus did not answer him. ^d¹⁰The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing Him. ¹¹Then Herod, with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt, mocked ^eHim, dressed Him in a brilliant robe, ^fand sent Him back to Pilate. ¹²That very day Herod and Pilate became friends. ^g^hPreviously, they had been hostile toward each other.

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Footnotes

v23:3 Or That is true; an affirmative oath
a23:6 Other read heard “Galilee”
c23:8 Or sign
g23:12 friends with one another

Cross references

r23:1–5 Mt 27:1, 11–14; Mk 15:1–5; Jn 18:28–38
s23:2 Lk 20:22–25
t23:3 Mt 27:11; Mk 15:2
u23:3 Mt 2:2; Lk 23:37–38; Jn 18:39; 19:3
w23:4 Mt 27:24; Lk 23:14, 22; Jn 19:4, 6; 1Pt 2:22
x23:5 Ac 17:5–8, 13
y23:5 Mt 4:12, 23; Lk 4:14; Jn 1:43; 2:11
z23:6 1Tm 6:13
b23:7 Lk 3:1; 9:7–9; 13:31
d23:9 Is 53:7; Mt 27:12, 14; Mk 15:4–5; Jn 19:9
e23:11 Is 53:3; Mk 9:12; Lk 18:32; Ac 4:11
f23:11 Mt 27:28; Mk 15:17
h23:12 Ps 2:2; Ac 4:27