Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.
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Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.
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And Herod with his men of warre despysed him and mocked him and arayed him in whyte and sent him agayne to Pylate.
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And Herod with his men of warre, despised him, and mocked him, and arayed him in white, and sent him againe to Pilate.
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- Mark 15:16-20 The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort. They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him. They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him. When they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
- Matthew 27:27-30 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him. They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him. They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
- Psalms 69:19-20 You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you. Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.
- Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him.
- Mark 9:12 He said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?
- John 19:5 Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the man!”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Accompanied with his nobles and soldiers which followed him…
Accompanied with his nobles and soldiers which followed him from Galilee.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 11 And Herod with his men of war set…
11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
Ver. 11. Set him at nought] Gr. εξουθενησας, made nobody of him.
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Arrayed him in a gorgeous robe] Or a white robe, as the old interpreter hath it, λαμπραν. Pilate’s soldiers clad our Saviour in purple (a colour more affected by the Romans), Herod in white, as more affected by the Jewish nobility.
Mocked him] Gr. εμπαιξας, handled him like a boy, or made a baby of him, made sport with him.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Herod, with his men of war,.... Or his…
And Herod, with his men of war,.... Or his soldiers, his bodyguards that attended his person, who came with him from Galilee, and were both for his security and service, and for his pomp and magnificence:
set him at nought; made nothing of him; had him in no account; treated him as a silly, and contemptible creature, that could not do any thing that was reported of him; nor able to say any thing for himself; but took him to be a mere fool and idiot; and so they used him:
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and mocked him; as a king, and made sport and pastime with him:
and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe. The Vulgate Latin renders it, "a white robe"; a token of his innocence, though not so designed by them, but rather by way of derision, as a symbol of his simplicity and folly. The Syriac version renders it, "scarlet"; and the Arabic and Persic versions, "red". It is very likely that it was an old worn-out robe of one of the officers, or soldiers, which they put on him; in contempt of his being a king, as the Roman soldiers afterwards did, upon the same account:
and sent him again to Pilate; uncondemned, not knowing what to make of him, or the charge against him, and he might be unwilling to have any hand in his death, not having forgotten the case of John the Baptist; and therefore remits him to Pilate, to do as he thought fit with him.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Herod set him at nought - Probably judging him…
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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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. A gorgeous robe] εσθητα λαμπραν. It probably…
Verse 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 Re 3:4, it is said of the saints, They shall walk with me in WHITE (garments,) because they are WORTHY. In such a robe, Herod, by way of mockery, caused our Lord to be clothed; but, the nobility among the Romans wearing purple for the most part, Pilate's soldiers, who were Romans, put on Jesus a purple robe, Mr 15:17; Joh 19:2; both of them following the custom of their own country, when, by way of mocking our Lord as a king, they clothed him in robes of state. See Bishop PEARCE.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Herod with his men of war - With his…
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 ridicule.
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A gorgeous robe - A white or shining robe, for this is the meaning of the original. The Roman princes wore “purple” robes, and “Pilate,” therefore, put such a robe on Jesus. The Jewish kings wore a “white” robe, which was often rendered very shining or gorgeous by much tinsel or silver interwoven. Josephus says that the robe which Agrippa wore was so bright with silver that when the sun shone on it, it so dazzled the eyes that it was difficult to look on it. The Jews and Romans, therefore, decked him in the manner appropriate to their own country, for purposes of mockery. All this was unlawful and malicious, as there was not the least evidence of his guilt.
Sent him to Pilate - It was by the interchange of these civilities that they were made friends. It would seem that Pilate sent him to Herod as a token of civility and respect, and with a design, perhaps, of putting an end to their quarrel. Herod returned the civility, and it resulted in their reconciliation.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And mocked him. It is evident from the behaviour…
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 treated his prisoner with less ridicule, and paid more serious attention to the accusations of his enemies. (Theophylactus) --- Putting on him a white garment. The Greek signifies not only a white, but a shining splendid robe: perhaps with some resemblance to royal garments, but at the same time through scorn and derision. (Witham)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain his men of war--his bodyguard.
his men of war--his bodyguard.
set him at naught, &c.--stung with disappointment at His refusal to amuse him with miracles or answer any of his questions.
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gorgeous robe--bright robe. If this mean (as sometimes) of shining white, this being the royal color among the Jews, it may have been in derision of His claim to be "King of the Jews." But if so, "He in reality honored Him, as did Pilate with His true title blazoned on the cross" [BENGEL].
sent him again to Pilate--instead of releasing him as he ought, having established nothing against Him (Luk 23:14-15). "Thus he implicated himself with Pilate in all the guilt of His condemnation, and with him accordingly he is classed" (Act 4:27) [BENGEL].
at enmity--perhaps about some point of disputed jurisdiction, which this exchange of the Prisoner might tend to heal.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 11. Set him at nought—Treated him as an impostor…
11. Set him at nought—Treated him as an impostor and a nothing. In so doing Herod gratified both his own disappointment and the malice of the Jews.
In a gorgeous robe—Clearly, as a mock symbol of his royalty; this was the purple; and probably that same robe which was afterwards used by the soldiers of Pilate.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. with his men of war] Literally, “with his…
11. 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 of men;” “he was despised and we esteemed him not,” Isa_53:3.
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in a gorgeous robe] Literally, “bright raiment,” Act_10:30. Probably a white festal garment.
sent him again] anepempsen as before—remisit in forum apprchensionis. 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 (r) 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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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) Herod with his men of war.—Better, perhaps, troops,…
(11) Herod with his men of war.—Better, perhaps, troops, or soldiers. The word is the same as that translated “armies” in Mat_22:7, Act_23:27; “soldiers” in Act_23:10.
Arrayed him in a gorgeous robe.—Literally, bright. The word is used of the angel’s garment, in Act_10:30; of fine linen, in Rev_15:6; Rev_18:4; of crystal, in Rev_22:1; of a star, in Rev_22:16. It may have been such as Josephus describes Herod Agrippa as wearing, in the incident which he records (Ant. xix. 8, § 4) in common with Act_12:21—a robe of white tissue of some kind richly embroidered with silver. We may, perhaps, venture to trace in the outrage, a vindictive retaliation for the words which the Prophet had once spoken of those who were “gorgeously apparelled.” (See Notes on Mat_11:8; Luk_7:25.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Herod with his men of war set him…
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. He treated him, not as a criminal, but as a mischievous religious Enthusiast, worthy only of contempt and scorn. The "gorgeous robe," more accurately, "bright raiment," was a white festal mantle such as Jewish kings and Roman nobles wore on great occasions. It was probably an old robe of white tissue of some kind, embroidered with silver. Dean Plumptre suggests that we might venture to trace in this outrage a vindictive retaliation for the words which the Teacher had once spoken with evident allusion to Herod"s court of those who were gorgeously appareled. (Luk_7:25) It was this Herod of whom the Lord had spoken so recently with for him a rare bitterness, "Go ye, and tell that fox literally, "she-fox Herod". (Luk_13:32)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Herod with his soldiers
Herod with his soldiers
"Herod and his soldiers"
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dressed him in elegant clothes
"put beautiful clothes on him." The translation should not imply that this was done to honor or care for Jesus. They did it to mock Jesus and to make fun of him.
Herod and Pilate had become friends with each other that very day
The implied information is that they became friends because Herod appreciated Pilate allowing him to judge Jesus. AT: "Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day because Pilate had sent Jesus to Herod for judgment" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
before this they had been enemies with each other
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