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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. Now was Christ the Lamb — the sheep before her shearers who is dumb. He did answer...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad; for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. But the Lord never worked miracles yet, to gratify idle curiosity. He who would have worked a miracle to heal the poorest beggar in the street would not work...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then he questioned with him in many words,.... Or talked very much to him, inquiring who he was, whether John the Baptist, or no; whether it was true that he had wrought such miracles he had heard of, and how he wrought them, and by what power he performed them, and how he came by it; and used many arguments to persuade him to work a miracle at...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then he questioned with him in many words: but he answered him nothing. “No,” says good Christopher Ness — “John Baptist was Christ’s voice, and Herod had stopped him; there Christ would not speak; as if he would say, ‘No, no’; thou didst cut off John Baptist’s head, who was my messenger, and since thou hast ill-treated my emir, I, the King of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the chief priests and Scribes,.... The sanhedrim that followed him from Pilate's hall, to Herod's palace; fearing, lest Herod should be disposed to let him go, should he gratify him by working a miracle: stood; before Herod; so witnesses, and accusers, used to do; [See comments on Mr 14:57] and vehemently accused him; of the same things they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused 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. This robe was probably white, sparkling, splendid. It tended to mock him. It set the example to Pilate and his men to clothe him in a scarlet robe,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. The original word is made nought of him — made him ads nothing.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together; for before they were at enmity between themselves. Two dogs could well agree to hunt the same prey, and sinners who quarrel on other things will often be...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. Behold how sinners will agree when Christ is to be slaughtered. They shake hands together when he is to die.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests,.... That is, after Herod had sent back Christ unto him, he then summoned the chief priests together, to consider what should be done to him: and with them also, the rulers and the people; both the civil and ecclesiastical rulers, and the chief among the people, who had been forward in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people. Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people; and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: No, nor yet Herod; for I sent you to him; and, lo,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
, And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him: and,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Said unto them, ye have brought this man unto me,.... Pointing to Jesus, who stood before him; as one that perverteth the people; from their religion, and laws, and allegiance to Caesar. The Syriac and Persic versions read, "your people"; of the same nation with them, and that were under their care and jurisdiction; at least in an ecclesiastical...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I will therefore chastise him,.... Give him some correction, as by scourging, or beating with rods: this he proposed, not because he thought him deserving of it, but in complaisance to the Jews; since it would look as if their charges were not altogether weak and groundless; and that Jesus was not entirely innocent: this would carry a show of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will therefore chastise him, and release him. (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: (Who for certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison). Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For of necessity he must release one,.... And therefore proposed to release Jesus unto them at the feast; of passover, which now was; not that there was any law that obliged to it, but it having been customary with the Roman governor to do so, the people expected it; custom had made it necessary: and so the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions...