023:004 Pilate said to the High Priests and to the crowd, "I can find
no crime in this man."
023:005 But they violently insisted. "He stirs up the people," they said, "throughout all Judaea with His teaching—even from Galilee (where He first started) to this city."
023:006 On hearing this, Pilate inquired, "Is this man a Galilaean?"
023:007 And learning that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction he sent Him to Herod, for he too was in Jerusalem at that time.
023:008 To Herod the sight of Jesus was a great gratification, for, for a long time, he had been wanting to see Him, because he had heard so much about Him. He hoped also to see some miracle performed by Him.
023:009 So he put a number of questions to Him, but Jesus gave
him no reply.
023:010 Meanwhile the High Priests and the Scribes were standing there
and vehemently accusing Him.
023:011 Then, laughing to scorn the claims of Jesus, Herod (and his soldiers with him) made sport of Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous costume, and sent Him back to Pilate.
023:012 And on that very day Herod and Pilate became friends again,
for they had been for some time at enmity.
023:013 Then calling together the High Priests and the Rulers and
the people, Pilate said,