Discovery BoxLuke 23:8-10 
Context23:8 When 1 Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform 2 some miraculous sign. 3 23:9 So 4 Herod 5 questioned him at considerable length; Jesus 6 gave him no answer. 23:10 The chief priests and the experts in the law 7 were there, vehemently accusing him. 8
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Grk “to see some sign performed by him.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style.
3 sn Herod, hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign, seems to have treated Jesus as a curiosity (cf. 9:7-9).
4 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous statements in the narrative about Herod’s desire to see Jesus.
5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
8 sn Luke portrays the Jewish leadership as driving events toward the cross by vehemently accusing Jesus.
