Pilate sends Jesus to be tried by Herod.
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Luke 23:5-12
The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:5-12
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Matthew Henry on Luke 23:1-5Luke 23:1-5 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryPilate well understood the difference between armed forces and our Lord's followers. But instead of being softened by Pilate's declaration of his innocence, and considering whether they were not bringing the guilt of in…Christ before Pilate and Herod; Christ Accused and InsultedLuke 23:1-12 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleCHRIST BEFORE PILATE AND HEROD; CHRIST ACCUSED AND INSULTED. Our Lord Jesus was condemned as a blasphemer in the spiritual court, but it was the most impotent malice that could be that this court was actuated by; for, w…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:1-25Luke 23:1-25 · The Pulpit CommentaryJesus vindicated by his enemies. We pass now from the ecclesiastical to the secular sphere. The charge brought forward in the Sanhedrin is blasphemy; before Pilate and Herod the charge must be sedition and treason. Yet…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:1-56Luke 23:1-56 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:4-12Luke 23:4-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe majesty of meekness, etc. Beautiful in the last degree, as a moral spectacle, is the sight of the meek but mighty Savior in the presence of the scornful human sovereign. But there are many lessons which we may gathe…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:5Luke 23:5 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. On hearing the Roman governor's declaration that in his opinion the Prisoner was inn…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Luke 23:1-5Pilate well understood the difference between armed forces and our Lord's followers. But instead of being softened by Pilate's declaration of his innocence, and considering whether they were not bringing the guilt of in…Matthew HenrycommentaryChrist before Pilate and Herod; Christ Accused and InsultedCHRIST BEFORE PILATE AND HEROD; CHRIST ACCUSED AND INSULTED. Our Lord Jesus was condemned as a blasphemer in the spiritual court, but it was the most impotent malice that could be that this court was actuated by; for, w…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:1-25Jesus vindicated by his enemies. We pass now from the ecclesiastical to the secular sphere. The charge brought forward in the Sanhedrin is blasphemy; before Pilate and Herod the charge must be sedition and treason. Yet…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:1-56EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:4-12The majesty of meekness, etc. Beautiful in the last degree, as a moral spectacle, is the sight of the meek but mighty Savior in the presence of the scornful human sovereign. But there are many lessons which we may gathe…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:5And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. On hearing the Roman governor's declaration that in his opinion the Prisoner was inn…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Luke 23:6-12Herod 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…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 23:8And 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. This was Herod Antipas, the…Joseph S. Exell and contributors