Luke 23:16

"Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him."

Key Reflection

In this passage, Jesus asserts that Herod found no basis for condemning Pilate's prisoner, emphasizing that the man was innocent. This underscores Jesus' divine mission and Pilate’s recognition of His innocence, highlighting the ultimate purpose of Jesus’ suffering and crucifixion as part of God's plan.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 16. I will therefore chastise him. The word chastise here means to scourge or to whip. This was usually done before capital punishment, to increase the sufferings of the man condemned. It is not easy to see the reason why, if Pilate supposed Jesus to be innocent, he should propose publicly to scourge him. It was as really unjust to do that as it was to crucify him. But probably he expected by this to conciliate the minds of his accusers; to show them that he was willing to gratify them if it could be done with propriety; and perhaps he expected that by seeing him whipped and disgraced, and condemned to ridicule, to contempt, and to suffering, they would be satisfied.

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