Luke 23:12

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
same	αὐτῇ autēa	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular feminine
day	ἡμέρᾳ hēmera	G2250	day · noun — dative singular feminine
Pilate	Πιλᾶτος Pilatos	G4091	close-pressed · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Herod	Ἡρῴδης Hērōdēs	G2264	heroic · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
made	ἐγένοντο egenonto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
friends	φίλοι philoi	G5384	actively · adjective — nominative plural masculine
together	ἀλλήλων· allēlōn	G240	one another · reciprocal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
before	προϋπῆρχον proupērchon	G4391	to exist before · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
were	ὤν ṓn	G5607	being
at	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
enmity	ἔχθρᾳ echthra	G2189	hostility · noun — dative singular feminine
between	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
themselves	ἑαυτοῦ heautoû	G1438	him- (her-

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Cross-references

Acts 4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of I…
Revelation 17:13-14 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
Psalms 83:4-6 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Matthew 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:1-12

Our Lord Jesus was condemned as a blasphemer in the spiritual court, but it was the most impotent malice that could be that this court was actuated by; for, when they had condemned him, they knew they could not put him to death, and therefore took another course. I. They accused him before Pilate. The whole multitude of them arose, when they saw they could go no further with him in their court, and led him unto Pilate, though it was no judgment day, no assizes or sessions; and they demanded justice against him, not as a blasphemer (that was no crime that he took cognizance of), but as one disaffected to the Roman government, which they in their hearts did not look upon as any crime at all, o…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:11

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. 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)…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 23:12

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 th…

The Church Fathers

Or this alliance between Herod and Pilate signifies that the Gentiles and Jews, though differing in race, religion, and character, agree together in persecuting Christians.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And Herod and Pilate became friends on that day. For previously they had been enemies to each other. This most nefarious pact between Herod and Pilate, which they made in killing Christ, is still maintained by their successors as if by hereditary right, when pagans and Jews, although differing in race and religion as much as in mind, nevertheless agree in persecuting Christians, and in trying to destroy faith in Christ within them.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

Under the type also of Herod and Pilate, who from enemies were made friends by Jesus Christ, is preserved the figure of the people of Israel and the Gentile nation; that through our Lord's Passion should come to pass the future concord of both, yet so that the people of the Gentiles should receive the word of God first, and then transmit it by the devotion of their faith to the Jewish people; that they too may with the glory of their majesty clothe the body of Christ, which before they had despised.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Humiliation of Christ — (Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isa. 53; Matt. 26:59, 67; Ps. 22:6; Matt. 26:68), (4) his soul (Ps. 22:1;…
Herod · .Jesus tried by — .Jesus tried by
Prophecies Respecting Christ · Fulfilled — Fulfilled
Reconciliation · Between Pilate and Herod Antipas — Between Pilate and Herod Antipas

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Luke 23:12

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:1-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:11

Adam Clarke on Luke 23:12

The Church Fathers

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Luke 23:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:1-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:11

Adam Clarke on Luke 23:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Luke 23:12

John Calvin on Luke 23:2-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 23:12