Luke 23:1–12

Jesus Before Pilate

¹Then their whole assembly rose up and ^abrought Him before Pilate.

^2aAnd they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man ^bmisleading our nation and ^cforbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is ¹Christ, a King.”

³So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “^aYou yourself say it.”

⁴Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “^aI find no guilt in this man.”

⁵But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, ^astarting from Galilee even as far as this place.”

⁶Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

⁷And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to ^aHerod, who himself also was in Jerusalem in those days.

Jesus Before Herod

⁸Now when Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; for ^ahe had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some ¹sign performed by Him.

⁹And he questioned Him ¹at some length, but ^aHe answered him nothing.

¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, vehemently accusing Him.

¹¹And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, ^adressed Him in a bright robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

¹²Now ^aHerod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been at enmity with each other.