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Luke 23:15

"No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and indeed, He has done nothing to deserve death.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Complicity;   Demagogism;   Herod;   Jesus, the Christ;   Opinion, Public;   Politics;   Priest;   Rulers;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Pilate or Pontius Pilate;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Pilate;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Exhortation;   Humiliation of Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Capital Punishment;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gospels, Apocryphal;   Pilate;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Attributes of Christ;   Mockery;   Trial of Jesus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Herod, Family of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Cross;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of;   Pilate, Pontius;   Ruler;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Neither has Herod, because he sent him back to us. Clearly, he has done nothing to deserve death.
King James Version (1611)
No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him, and loe, nothing worthy of death is done vnto him.
King James Version
No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
English Standard Version
Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him.
New American Standard Bible
"No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.
New Century Version
Also, Herod found nothing wrong with him; he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing for which he should die.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.
Legacy Standard Bible
No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.
Berean Standard Bible
Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
Contemporary English Version
Herod didn't find him guilty either and sent him back. This man doesn't deserve to be put to death!
Complete Jewish Bible
And neither did Herod, because he sent him back to us. Clearly, he has not done anything that merits the death penalty.
Darby Translation
nor Herod either, for I remitted you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done by him.
Easy-to-Read Version
Herod didn't find him guilty either. He sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing bad enough for the death penalty.
Geneva Bible (1587)
No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him: and loe, nothing worthy of death is done of him.
George Lamsa Translation
Not even has Herod; for I sent him to him; and behold, he has done nothing worthy of death.
Good News Translation
Nor did Herod find him guilty, for he sent him back to us. There is nothing this man has done to deserve death.
Lexham English Bible
But neither did Herod, because he sent him back to us. And behold, nothing deserving death has been done by him.
Literal Translation
But neither did Herod, for I sent you up to him; and, behold, nothing worthy of death is done by Him.
American Standard Version
no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.
Bible in Basic English
And Herod is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he has done nothing for which I might put him to death.
Hebrew Names Version
Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
International Standard Version
Nor does Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death.
Etheridge Translation
nor also Herodes; for I sent him unto him, and, behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him:
Murdock Translation
Neither yet Herod: for I sent him to him, and lo, nothing deserving death hath been done by him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
No, nor yet Herode: For I sent you to hym, and loe nothing worthy of death is done to hym.
English Revised Version
no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.
World English Bible
Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Nor yet Herod; for I sent you to him; and lo, he hath done nothing worthy of death.
Weymouth's New Testament
No, nor does Herod; for he has sent him back to us; and, you see, there is nothing he has done that deserves death.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
nether Eroude, for he hath sent hym ayen to vs, and lo! no thing worthi of deth is don to hym.
Update Bible Version
no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back to us; and look, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
Webster's Bible Translation
No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and lo, nothing worthy of death is done to him:
New English Translation
Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing deserving death.
New King James Version
no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; [fn] and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him.
New Living Translation
Herod came to the same conclusion and sent him back to us. Nothing this man has done calls for the death penalty.
New Life Bible
Herod found nothing wrong with Him because he sent Him back to us. There is no reason to have Him put to death.
New Revised Standard
Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Nay! nor Herod; for he hath sent him back unto you, - and lo! nothing worthy of death, hath been done by him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
No, nor Herod neither. For, I sent you to him: and behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him.
Revised Standard Version
neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Behold, nothing deserving death has been done by him;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
No nor yet Herode. For I sent you to him: and lo no thinge worthy of deeth is done to him.
Young's Literal Translation
no, nor yet Herod, for I sent you back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Nor yet Herode: for I sent you to him, and beholde, there is brought vpon hi nothinge, that is worthy of death.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for I referr'd you to him, and you see nothing that is capital, has been made out against him.
Simplified Cowboy Version
And for that matter, even your own ruler Herod has found nothing to warrant his death.

Contextual Overview

13Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14and said to them, "You brought this man before me as one who corrupts and incites the people to rebellion. After examining Him before you, I have found no guilt in this Man regarding the charges which you make against Him. 15"No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and indeed, He has done nothing to deserve death.16"Therefore I will punish Him [to teach Him a lesson] and release Him." 17Now he was obligated to release to them one prisoner at the Feast. 18But they [loudly] shouted out all together, saying, "Away with this Man, and release Barabbas to us!" 19(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection that happened in the city, and for murder.) 20Pilate addressed them again, wanting to release Jesus, 21but they kept shouting out, "Crucify, crucify Him!" 22A third time he said to them, "Why, what wrong has He done? I have found no guilt [no crime, no offense] in Him demanding death; therefore I will punish Him [to teach Him a lesson] and release Him."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

nothing: Rather, "nothing worthy of death is committed my him;" ̓נונסבדלוםןם [Strong's G4238], בץפש [Strong's G848], being put for ̓נונסבדלוםןם ץנ̓ [Strong's G5259], בץפןץ [Strong's G848], or נונסבקום [Strong's G4238], בץפןע [Strong's G846], "he hath done nothing." Luke 23:15

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 26:16 - General Daniel 6:4 - but Matthew 14:1 - Herod Mark 15:14 - Why Luke 23:4 - I find Luke 23:10 - and vehemently Acts 23:9 - We Acts 26:31 - This man

Cross-References

Exodus 30:13
"This is what everyone who is counted shall give [as he joins those already counted]: a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel (the shekel is twenty gerahs); a half shekel as a contribution to the LORD.
Exodus 30:15
"The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give this contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves.
Ezekiel 45:12
"The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels [added together, a total of sixty] shall be your maneh (mina).

Gill's Notes on the Bible

No, nor yet Herod,.... Who was a Jew, and better versed in their religious affairs, and understood the nature of such charges, and the amount of them, and what was sufficient proof in such cases; and who had also examined Jesus, and that in their presence, and had heard all that they had to accuse him with, and yet found no fault in him of any such kind, as to condemn him to death for it:

for I sent you to him; along with Jesus, to make your allegations against him good before him; or, "I sent him to him", as the Syriac version reads; that is, Jesus to him, as the Persic version expresses, he being of his country, and belonging to his jurisdiction; or, "he sent him back to us"; as the Arabic version reads, and three of Beza's copies: that is, Herod, after he had examined Jesus, and found no fault in him, sent him again to us; not being able to make out any crime against him, or to pass any judgment on the matter, for it follows;

and lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him; or "by him": the sense is, either that it appeared to Herod, that Christ had done nothing that deserved death; or that nothing was done to him by Herod, which showed that he thought he was worthy of it; since he passed no sentence on him, nor ordered him to be scourged, nor delivered him into the hands of an executioner, or to be imprisoned until things could be cleared up.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nothing worthy of death is done unto him - Deserving of death. The charges are not proved against him. They had had every opportunity of proving them, first before Pilate and then before Herod, unjustly subjecting him to trial before “two” men in succession, and thus giving them a double opportunity of condemning him, and yet, after all, he was declared by both to be innocent. There could be no better evidence that he “was” innocent.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 23:15. No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him — That is, to see whether he could find that Christ had ever attempted to raise any disaffection or sedition among the Galileans, among whom he had spent the principal part of his life; and yet Herod has not been able to find out any evil in his conduct. Your own accusations I have fully weighed, and find them to the last degree frivolous.

Instead of ανεπεμψα γαρ ὑμας προς αυτον, for I sent you to him, BHKLM, and many other MSS., with some versions, read ανεπεμψεν γαρ αυτον προς ἡμας, for he hath sent him to us. As if he had said, Herod hath sent him back to us, which is a sure proof that he hath found no blame in him."

Nothing worthy of death is done unto him. — Or rather, nothing worthy of death is committed by him, Πεπραγμενον αυτῳ, not, done unto him. This phrase is of the same sense with ουδεν πεπραχεν αυτος, he hath done nothing, and is frequent in the purest Attic writers. See many examples in Kypke.


 
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