Luke 23:7-9 New English Translation
7 When[a] he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction,[b] he sent him over to Herod,[c] who also happened to be in Jerusalem[d] at that time. 8 When[e] Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform[f] some miraculous sign.[g] 9 So[h] Herod[i] questioned him at considerable length; Jesus[j] gave him no answer.
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- Luke 23:7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Luke 23:7 sn Learning that Jesus was from Galilee and therefore part of Herod’s jurisdiction, Pilate decided to rid himself of the problem by sending him to Herod.
- Luke 23:7 sn Herod was Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great. See the note on Herod in 3:1.
- Luke 23:7 sn Herod would probably have come to Jerusalem for the feast, although his father was only half Jewish (Josephus, Ant. 14.15.2 [14.403]). Josephus does mention Herod’s presence in Jerusalem during a feast (Ant. 18.5.3 [18.122]).
- Luke 23:8 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Luke 23:8 tn Grk “to see some sign performed by him.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style.
- Luke 23:8 sn Herod, hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign, seems to have treated Jesus as a curiosity (cf. 9:7-9).
- Luke 23:9 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous statements in the narrative about Herod’s desire to see Jesus.
- Luke 23:9 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Luke 23:9 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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