Pilate referred Jesus to Herod for trial because Jesus
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Pilate referred Jesus to Herod for trial because Jesus lived in the jurisdiction of Herod. When Jesus was brought before Pilate for trial, Pilate realized that Jesus was from Galilee and therefore, under the jurisdiction of Herod. Pilate sent Jesus to Herod, who was in Jerusalem at that time, hoping to shift responsibility for the trial to him.