Luke 23:5-16 - Pilate Sends Jesus To Herod

⁵ But they were the more violent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, even to this place.

⁶ And when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilaean. ⁷ And on learning that he belonged to Herods jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was himself also at Jerusalem at this time. ⁸ Now Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad; for he had been wishing to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him. ⁹ And he put many questions to him; but he gave him no answer. ¹⁰ And the chief priests and scribes stood vehemently accusing him. ¹¹ And Herod also with his guard of soldiers set him at nought and mocked him, and having arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, sent him back to Pilate. ¹² And Herod and Pilate on that day became friends with each other; for they had before been at enmity.

¹³ And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, ¹⁴ said to them, Ye have brought to me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found nothing in this man to sustain the charges which ye bring against him. ¹⁵ No, nor yet Herod; for he hath sent him back to us; and lo! nothing deserving death hath been done by him. ¹⁶ I will therefore chastise, and release him.