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When Pilate heard this, he asked if Jesus came from Galilee. He discovered that he was from the country where Herod ruled. So Pilate sent Jesus to stand in front of Herod. Herod was also in Jerusalem at that time.[a]

Herod asks Jesus questions

Herod was very happy to see Jesus. He had heard about him and he had wanted to meet him for a long time. He wanted to see Jesus do something to show God's power.

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  1. 23:7 Herod was a king and he ruled over the whole of Galilee. It was Herod that had killed John the Baptist.