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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Pilate continues speaking to the Jewish leaders and to the crowd.
 
 # No, nor does Herod
 
-We can understand what Herod did not do from what Pilate said about himself in verse 14. Alternate translation: "Nor does Herod find guilt in this man" or "Even Herod thinks he is innocent" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
+"Nor does Herod find guilt in this man" or "Herod also does not think that this man is guilty"
 
-# nor does Herod, for
+# nor does Herod, for he sent him back 
 
 "nor does Herod, because" or "nor does Herod. We know this because"
 
-# he sent him back to us
+# for he sent him back to us
 
-"Herod sent Jesus to return to us." The word "us" refers to Pilate, his soldiers, and the priests and scribes, but not those who were listening to Pilate. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
+"and we know this because Herod sent him back to us." The word "us" refers to Pilate, the priests, and the scribes, but not those who were listening to Pilate.
 
 # nothing worthy of death has been done by him
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "he has not done anything to deserve a death sentence" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+"he has not done anything to deserve a death sentence"