5But they kept insisting, “He is inciting the people to riot! He has been teaching his ideas throughout all of Judea district. He started doing it in Galilee district and now he is doing it here!”
6When Pilate heard that, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee district?”
7When they told him that Jesus was from Galilee, which was the district that Herod Antipas ruled, he told them to take Jesus to Herod Antipas, because Herod was in Jerusalem at that time.
8So they did. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very happy. He had heard about Jesus, and he had been hoping for a long time that he could see Jesus perform a miracle.
9So he asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus did not reply to any of them.
10The chief priests and men who taught the Jewish laws stood near Jesus, accusing him very strongly.
11Then Herod and his soldiers ◄made fun of/ridiculed► Jesus. They put gorgeous clothes on him to mock him as being a king. Then Herod sent him back to Pilate.
12Until that time Herod and Pilate had been very hostile to each other, but that very day they became friends.
Luke 23
Luke 23:5-12