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Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Luke 23:11

ἐξουθενήσας. Treating Him not as a criminal, but only as a person worthy of contempt. Isaiah 53:3.

σὺν τοῖς στρατεύμασιν αὐτοῦ. “With his armies,” i.e. with his soldiers.

ἐσθῆτα λαμπράν. Literally, “bright raiment,” Acts 10:30. Probably a white festal garment. Vulg[401] veste albâ.

[401] Vulg. Vulgate.

ἀνέπεμψεν. As before—remisit in forum apprehensionis. This involved a second distinct acquittal of our Lord from every political charge brought against Him. Had He in any way been guilty of either (1) perverting the people, (2) forbidding to pay tribute, or (3) claiming to be a king, it would have been Herod’s duty, and still more his interest, to punish Him. His dismissal of the case was a deliberate avowal of His innocence.

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    LUKE 23:11 @kai.# o` ~Hrw,|dhj {C} On the basis of the age of î75 and the difficulty of understanding the force of kai, in the context, the reading kai. o` ~Hrw,|dhj appears to be preferred. At the s...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Luke 23:11. _A GORGEOUS ROBE_] εσθητα λαμπραν. It probably means _a_ _white robe_, for it was the custom of the Jewish nobility to wear such. Hence, in Revelation 3:4, it is said of the saints,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HEROD WITH HIS MEN OF WAR - With his soldiers, or his body-guard. It is probable that in traveling he had “a guard” to attend him constantly. SET HIM AT NOUGHT - Treated him with contempt and ridicul...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 23 _ 1. The son of man before Pilate and Herod. (Luke 23:1)_ 2. Pilate Yields to the People's Will; Barabbas Freed and the Son of man Condemned. (Luke 23:13) 3. The Crucifixion of the Son Of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WITH. Greek. _sun._ App-104. SET HIM AT NOUGHT. treated Him with contempt. mocked. See Luke 22:63. GORGEOUS. resplendent. Compare Acts 10:30; Revelation 15:6....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _with his men of war_ Literally, "_with his armies f_i.e. with his soldiers. _set him at nought_ treating Him not as a _criminal,_but only as a person worthy of contempt. "He is despised and rejected...

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    1-5 Compare Mat_27:1-14; Mar_15:2-5 : Joh_18:28-38. 1 The trial now takes on a new character. It passes from the religious to the political phase. It would be quite useless to bring the Sanhedrin's f...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Before Herod_, peculiar to Lk....

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ἐξουθενήσας : on this verb and kindred forms, _vide_ at Mark 9:12. Herod, feeling slighted by Jesus, slights Him in turn, inciting his bodyguards (τοῖς στρατεύμασιν, which cannot here mean armies) to...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is the story of the Cross, and, as in dealing with other Gospels, it is best read in reverent quietness and meditation. We see all the forces of evil as represented in the Jewish priests and in P...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And Herod with his (c) men of war set him at nought, and mocked [him], and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. (c) Accompanied with his nobles and soldiers who followed him...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    And mocked him. It is evident from the behaviour of Herod on this occasion, that he was far from believing him to be that seditious person he was represented; otherwise he would have undoubtedly treat...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    Luke alone relates this remarkable circumstance. By this step the clever Roman gained two ends at once. First he got rid of the business which was imposed on him, and then he took the first step towar...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Jesus before Herod:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND HEROD WITH HIS MEN OF WAR SET HIM AT NAUGHT, AND MOCKED HIM, AND ARRAYED HIM IN A GORGEOUS ROBE, AND SENT HIM AGAIN TO PILATE....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 23:1...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 23:11 Then G1161 Herod G2264 with G4862 his G846 war G4753 Him G846 contempt G1848 (G5660) and...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.' Having exhausted his attempts to get something out of Jesus Herod was no...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 23:6-12. OUR LORD BEFORE HEROD....

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    ‘Here we have the description, on the one hand of the series of maneuvers used by the Jews to obtain from Pilate the execution of the sentence, and on the other, of the series of Pilate's expedients o...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    SET HIM AT NOUGHT (εξουθενησας). First aorist active participle from εξουθενεω, to count as nothing, to treat with utter contempt, as zero.ARRAYING HIM IN GORGEOUS APPAREL (περιβαλων εσθητα λαμπρα...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 23:12. _The same day Pilate and Herod were made friends._ This occurrence is quoted in Acts 4:27, as an accomplishment of the prophecy in the second psalm. Luke 23:22. He said to them the third t...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _When Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad_ DIVINE RESERVE; OR, CHRISTIANITY IN RELATION TO OUR MENTAL MOODS I. THAT ALL SUBJECTS REVEAL THEMSELVES ACCORDING TO THE MENTAL MOOD IN WHICH THEY ARE EX...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 23:11 Herod and his soldiers dressed Jesus in SPLENDID CLOTHING (compare Mark 15:17) to mock his claim to kingship....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 23:6 This account is found only in Luke 1:1 (compare Acts 4:27). Both Pilate and Herod Antipas found Jesus innocent ...

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 23 VER. 39. _And one of the malefactors which were hanged_ (this one, according to tradition, hung on the left hand of Christ) _railed_ _on Him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 23:1. WHOLE MULTITUDE.—Rather, “company” (R.V.). The word is a different one from that so often used to denote “the crowd,” or “the mob.” It here simply means the members of the...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 23:1 _The trial before Pilate_:_ First examination._ LUKE 23:1 AND THE WHOLE MULTITUDE OF THEM AROSE, AND LED HIM UNTO PILATE. The Sanhedrin had now formally condemned Jesus to dea...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And the whole multitude of them arose, and they led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and sayi...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 4:27; Acts 4:28; Isaiah 49:7; Isaiah 53:3; John 19:5;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Gorgeous [λ α μ π ρ α ν]. Lit., bright or brilliant. Compare Acts 10:30; Revelation 14:6. Wyc. and Tynd., white. Mark has purple (porfuran), and Matthew scarlet [κ ο κ κ ι ν η ν]. Apparel [ε δ θ η τ...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE SUFFERING CHRIST Luke 23:11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When Christ came down to this earth; He who was holy, who knew no sin, suffered all the sorrows that sin brought into a world of shame and of wick...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Herod set him at nought — Probably judging him to be a fool, because he answered nothing. In a splendid robe — In royal apparel; intimating that he feared nothing from this king....

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