Luke 23 · Verse 15

Luke 23:15

No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
Luke 23:15, King James Version

Luke 23:15 in other translations

BSBNeither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
WEBNeither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
ASVno, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.
YLTno, nor yet Herod, for I sent you back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him;
DARBYnor Herod either, for I remitted you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done by him.
BBEAnd Herod is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he has done nothing for which I might put him to death.
WebsterNo, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and lo, nothing worthy of death is done to him:

What does Luke 23:15 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 15. 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.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him - That is, to see whether he could find that Christ had ever attempted to raise any disaffection or sedition among the Galileans, among whom he had spent the principal part of his life; and yet Herod has not been able to find out any evil in his conduct. Your own accusations I have fully weighed, and find them to the last degree frivolous. Instead of ανεπεμψα γαρ ὑμας προς αυτον, for I sent you to him, BHKLM, and many other MSS., with some versions, read ανεπεμψεν γαρ αυτον προς ἡμας, for he hath sent him to us. As if he had said, "Herod hath sent him back to us, which is a sure proof that he hath found no blame in him." Nothing worthy of death is done unto him - Or rather, nothing worthy of death is committed by him, Πεπραγμενον αυτῳ, not, done unto him. This phrase is of the same sense with ουδεν πεπραχεν αυτος, he hath done nothing, and is frequent in the purest Attic writers. See many examples in Kypke.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 23:13-25

The fear of man brings many into this snare, that they will do an unjust thing, against their consciences, rather than get into trouble. Pilate declares Jesus innocent, and has a mind to release him; yet, to please the people, he would punish him as an evil-doer. If no fault be found in him, why chastise him? Pilate yielded at length; he had not courage to go against so strong a stream. He delivered Jesus to their…

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Luke 23:15 in the original Greek

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ἀλλ᾽all᾽ButG235
οὐδὲoudenot even [did]G3761
Ἡρῴδης·HērōdēsHerod;G2264
ἀνέπεμψενanepempsenhe sent backG375
γὰρgarforG1063
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
πρὸςprostoG4314
ἡμᾶς,hēmasusG3165
καὶkaiAndG2532
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400
οὐδὲνoudenno [thing]G3762
ἄξιονaxionworthyG514
θανάτουthanatouof deathG2288
ἐστὶνestinisG1510
πεπραγμένονpepragmenondoneG4238
αὐτῷ.autōby Him.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
nothing.Rather, "nothing worthy of death is committed my him;" [prasso autou ] being put for [hupo autou ,] or [prasso autos ,] "he hath done nothing."
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Context

  • Luke 23:14

    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:

  • Luke 23:15

    No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

  • Luke 23:16

    I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

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Luke 23:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y ni aun Herodes; porque os remití á él, y he aquí, ninguna cosa digna de muerte ha hecho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
ni Hérode non plus, car je vous ai renvoyés à lui; et voici, rien n’a été fait par lui qui soit digne de mort.
German
Elberfelder 1871
aber auch Herodes nicht, denn ich habe euch zu ihm gesandt, und siehe, nichts Todeswürdiges ist von ihm getan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sed neque Herodes: nam remisi vos ad illum, et ecce nihil dignum morte actum est ei.