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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Luke 23:11 - 23:11
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his men of war - his bodyguard.
set him at naught, etc. - 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, Luk 23:15). “Thus he implicated himself with Pilate in all the guilt of His condemnation, and with him accordingly he is classed” (Act 4:27) [Bengel].
at enmity - perhaps about some point of disputed jurisdiction, which this exchange of the Prisoner might tend to heal.