Luk 23:11 | NETfull | STEP | Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.

Luke 23:11

11 Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, ^{▼▼ This is a continuation of the previous Greek sentence, but because of its length and complexity, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying “then” to indicate the sequence of events.} dressing him in elegant clothes, ^{▼▼ This mockery involved putting elegant royal clothes on Jesus, either white or purple (the colors of royalty). This was no doubt a mockery of Jesus’ claim to be a king.} Herod ^{▼▼ Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} sent him back to Pilate.