Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.
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Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.
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And the same daye Pylate and Herod were made frendes togeder. For before they were at variaunce.
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And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were enemies one to another.
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Passages linked to Luke 23:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 4:27 “For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you anointed,
- Revelation 17:13-14 These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast. These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”
- Psalms 83:4-6 “Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.” For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you. The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
- Matthew 16:1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The hatred of godliness joineth the wicked together.
The hatred of godliness joineth the wicked together.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were…
12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
Ver. 12. Pilate and Herod were made friends] Two dogs that are fighting can easily agree to pursue the hare that passeth by them. Martial brings in the hare thus complaining:
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" In me omnis terraeque, aviumque, marisque rapina est:
Forsitan et coeli, si canis astra tenet."
In littore Siculo cum lepus canum venaticorum vim evasisset, a cane marino captus dicitur: est enim voracissima maris bellua, saith Bodin. The wicked can easily unite against the saints.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the same day Pilate and Herod were made…
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together,.... For it pleased Herod, that Pilate should show such a regard to his authority and power, as to send one that belonged to his jurisdiction to take cognizance of his case; and especially as it was a person that was much talked of, and he had long wanted to see; and Pilate, on the other hand, was pleased with Herod, that though he was one that was under his jurisdiction, and so had a right of trying the cause, and either absolve or condemn, yet chose not to use this his power, but referred the case to the Roman governor:
for before they were at enmity between themselves; it may be on account of the Galilaeans, the subjects of Herod, whom Pilate had slain, whilst they were sacrificing at Jerusalem, Luk 13:1, which Herod might resent, as an infringement upon his authority and power; for had they been ever so deserving of punishment, it ought to have been left to him, to have inflicted it, and not the governor of Judea, who had nothing to do with them: but now matters were made up by this step of Pilate's, in sending Christ to him, supposed to be a Galilean, and so of Herod's jurisdiction; which was tacitly acknowledging his former conduct to be wrong, and showed a regard to Herod's authority: and thus they were reconciled together, and agreed in their contemptuous usage, and ill-treatment of Christ, and so fulfilled Psa 2:1.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 12. Pilate and Herod were made friends] I…
Verse 12. Pilate and Herod were made friends] I do not find any account of the cause of the enmity which subsisted between Herod and Pilate given by ancient authors; and the conjectures of the moderns on the subject should be considered as mere guesses. It is generally supposed that this enmity arose from what is related Luke 13, of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate hath mingled with that of their sacrifices. These were Herod's subjects, and Pilate seems to have fallen on them at the time they were offering sacrifices to God at the temple. Wicked men cannot love one another: this belongs to the disciples of Christ. But when Christ, his truth, or his followers are to be persecuted, for this purpose the wicked unite their counsels and their influence. The Moabites and Ammonites, who were enemies among themselves, united against poor Israel, and, as Rabbi Tanchum says, may be likened to two contending dogs, who, when the wolf comes, join together to destroy him; each knowing that, if he do not, the wolf will kill both in succession: whereas, by their union, they may now kill or baffle him. There is a proverb among the rabbins, that, when the cat and weasel marry together, misery becomes increased.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Made friends together ... - What had been the…
Made friends together ... - What had been the cause of their quarrel is unknown. It is commonly supposed that it was Pilate’s slaying the Galileans in Jerusalem, as related in Luk 13:1-2. The occasion of their reconciliation seems to have been the civility and respect which Pilate showed to Herod in this case. It was not because they were united in “hating” Jesus, as is often the case with wicked people, for Pilate was certainly desirous of releasing him, and “both” considered him merely as an object of ridicule and sport. It is true, however, that wicked people, at variance in other things, are often united in opposing and ridiculing Christ and his followers; and that enmities of long standing are sometimes made up, and the most opposite characters brought together, simply to oppose religion. Compare Psa 83:5-7.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 12. Pilate and Herod were made friends—From the method…
12. Pilate and Herod were made friends—From the method of the reconciliation we may infer the nature of their previous enmity. A deference to the jurisdiction of Herod in the present case seems to have both furnished Pilate a mode of ridding himself of Jesus, and making amends for some past trespass. We may, therefore, reasonably conclude that their quarrel had arisen over some question of conflicting jurisdictions.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 12. were made friends together] Rather, became friends with…
12. were made friends together] Rather, became friends with one another. Psa_2:1-3.
they were at enmity] perhaps in consequence of the incident mentioned in Luk_13:1. This is the first type of Judaism and Heathenism leagued together to crush Christianity.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (12) Before they were at enmity between themselves.—The special…
(12) Before they were at enmity between themselves.—The special cause of enmity is not known. Possibly the massacre of the Galileans, mentioned in Luk_13:1, may have had somewhat to do with it. The union of the two in their enmity against Jesus, though not mentioned in the Gospels, is referred to in the first recorded hymn of the Church of Christ (Act_4:27). Herod, however, it will be noted, passes no formal sentence. He is satisfied with Pilate’s mark of respect for his jurisdiction.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the same day Pilate and Herod were made…
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together. This union of two such bitter enemies in their enmity against Jesus evidently struck the early Church with sad wonderment. It is referred to in the first recorded hymn of the Church of Christ. (Act_4:27) How often has the strange sad scene been reproduced in the world"s story since! Worldly men apparently irreconcilable meet together in friendship when opportunity offers itself for wounding Christ!
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 23:12 Herod and Pilate, who had been enemies before:…
23:12 Herod and Pilate, who had been enemies before: There was a history of bad blood between Herod Antipas and Pilate. Herod and three of his brothers had previously brought charges against Pilate before Tiberius Caesar when Pilate set up idolatrous golden shields in Jerusalem, and Tiberius had ordered Pilate to remove the shields. Pilate was also governing Judea, which Antipas’s father, Herod the Great, had once ruled, and which Antipas hoped one day to claim as his own.
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