SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:12
Y fueron hechos amigos entre sí Pilato y Herodes en el mismo día; porque antes eran enemigos entre sí.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 23:12
Verse 12. Pilate and Herod were made friends] I do not find any account of the cause of the enmity which subsisted between Herod and Pilate given by ancient authors; and the conjectures of the moderns on the subject should be considered as mere guesses. It is generally supposed that this enmity arose from what is related chap. xiii, of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate hath mingled with that of their sacrifices. These were Herod's subjects, and Pilate seems to have fallen on them at the time they were offering sacrifices to God at the temple. Wicked men cannot love one another: this belongs to the disciples of Christ. But when Christ, his truth, or his followers are to be persecuted, for this purpose the wicked unite their counsels and their influence. The Moabites and Ammonites, who were enemies among themselves, united against poor Israel, and, as Rabbi Tanchum says, may be likened to two contending dogs, who, when the wolf comes, join together to destroy him; each knowing that, if he do not, the wolf will kill both in succession: whereas, by their union, they may now kill or baffle him. There is a proverb among the rabbins, that, when the cat and weasel marry together, misery becomes increased.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 12. And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together , etc.] For it pleased Herod, that Pilate should show such a regard to his authority and power, as to send one that belonged to his jurisdiction to take cognizance of his case; and especially as it was a person that was much talked of, and he had long wanted to see; and Pilate, on the other hand, was pleased with Herod, that though he was one that was under his jurisdiction, and so had a right of trying the cause, and either absolve or condemn, yet chose not to use this his power, but referred the case to the Roman governor: for before they were at enmity between themselves ; it may be on account of the Galilaeans, the subjects of Herod, whom Pilate had slain, whilst they were sacrificing at Jerusalem, ( Luke 13:1), which Herod might resent, as an infringement upon his authority and power; for had they been ever so deserving of punishment, it ought to have been left to him, to have inflicted it, and not the governor of Judea, who had nothing to do with them: but now matters were made up by this step of Pilate's, in sending Christ to him, supposed to be a Galilean, and so of Herod's jurisdiction; which was tacitly acknowledging his former conduct to be wrong, and showed a regard to Herod's authority: and thus they were reconciled together, and agreed in their contemptuous usage, and ill-treatment of Christ, and so fulfilled ( Psalm 2:1,2).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 6-12 - Herod had heard many things of Jesus in Galilee, and out of curiosit longed to see him. The poorest beggar that asked a miracle for the relief of his necessity, was never denied; but this proud prince, wh asked for a miracle only to gratify his curiosity, is refused. He migh have seen Christ and his wondrous works in Galilee, and would not therefore it is justly said, Now he would see them, and shall not Herod sent Christ again to Pilate: the friendships of wicked men ar often formed by union in wickedness. They agree in little, except i enmity to God, and contempt of Christ.
Greek Textus Receptus
εγενοντο 1096 5633 V-2ADI-3P δε 1161 CONJ φιλοι 5384 A-NPM ο 3588 T-NSM τε 5037 PRT πιλατος 4091 N-NSM και 2532 CONJ ο 3588 T-NSM ηρωδης 2264 N-NSM εν 1722 PREP αυτη 846 P-DSF τη 3588 T-DSF ημερα 2250 N-DSF μετ 3326 PREP αλληλων 240 C-GPM προυπηρχον 4391 5707 V-IAI-3P γαρ 1063 CONJ εν 1722 PREP εχθρα 2189 N-DSF οντες 5607 5752 V-PXP-NPM προς 4314 PREP εαυτους 1438 F-3APM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
23:12 {For before they were at enmity between themselves} (proupercon gar en ecqrai ontes pros heautous). A periphrastic imperfect of the double compound proupercw, an old verb, to exist (huparcw) previously (pro-), here alone in the N.T., with ontes (participle of eimi) added.
