Luke 23:15

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 23:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.
Luke 23:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“No, nor yet Herod, etc.] 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 such kind, as to condemn him to death for it: for I sent you to him; along with Jesus, to make your allegations against him good before him; or, “I sent him to him”, as the Syriac version reads; that is, Jesus to him, as the Persic version expresses, he being of his country, and belonging to his jurisdiction; or, “he sent him back to us”; as the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Nothing worthy of death is done unto him - Deserving of death. The charges are not proved against him. They had had every opportunity of proving them, first before Pilate and then before Herod, unjustly subjecting him to trial before “two” men in succession, and thus giving them a double opportunity of condemning him, and yet, after all, he was declared by both to be innocent. There could be no better evidence that he “was” innocent. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“He hath done nothing worthy of death - According to the judgment of Herod also. Luke 23:16”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“nothing: Rather, "nothing worthy of death is committed my him;" ̓πεπραγμενον \[Strong's G4238\], αυτω \[Strong's G848\], being put for ̓πεπραγμενον υπ̓ \[Strong's G5259\], αυτου \[Strong's G848\], or πεπραχεν \[Strong's G4238\], αυτος \[Strong's G846\], "he hath done nothing." Luk 23:15 Luke 23:16”
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